Sunday, January 22, 2012

Wasabi Me

From Boris Hoppek's Tokyo exhibit "Ever"




Wasabi Me


Waterproof,
you can't be bothered
with sufficiently annoying
nonsense.

So you minimize,
arrange neatly 
categorized implements
like a surgeon,

cut away seaweed,
anything bothersome
that might wrap, cling,
make your head swim.

But sushi happens to be 
your favorite food,
one you can't live 
a single day without.




tk/January 2012


Listen to this swell reading by R.A.D. Stainforth:
(He posted his elusive face at Black Dogs today,
in case you've been wondering.)



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60 comments:

  1. Cro MagnonSun Jan 22, 09:27:00 AM

    I'm just trying to imagine where she needs a little touch of Wasabi!

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  2. Kristin HSun Jan 22, 10:10:00 AM

    Humorously so:)

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  3. MarchelineSun Jan 22, 10:29:00 AM

    Ah, now I'm craving a plate of edamame and a spicy tuna roll... something I rarely crave in the deep of winter.

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  4. Kathe W.Sun Jan 22, 10:46:00 AM

    ok- so now I am hungry for shrimp! Lovely poem Tess!

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  5. JJ Roa RodriguezSun Jan 22, 11:00:00 AM

    I must agree of Cro Magnon! nice one Miss Tess!

    JJRod'z

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  6. HelenSun Jan 22, 11:12:00 AM

    Oh my poor nose ... however I love sushi! And your poem.

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  7. Other MarySun Jan 22, 11:33:00 AM

    A tasty morsel of a write!

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  8. steveroniSun Jan 22, 11:55:00 AM

    I'll have a little wasabi sprinkled on my su-she--oooh, was that too bad? Hello, Internet inspectors!--grin!

    PEACE to you, too!

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  9. Yvonne OsborneSun Jan 22, 12:02:00 PM

    You know what I love? That I have to read this more than once. That I have to search between the words for that which you would hide.

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  10. SemaphoreSun Jan 22, 12:37:00 PM

    I enjoyed this poem so hamachi.

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  11. Anthony DuceSun Jan 22, 12:48:00 PM

    Great combination the words with the imagery.

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  12. Laurie KolpSun Jan 22, 12:59:00 PM

    I am blown away at how the picture led you to sushi... amazing poem, Tess!

    So do you want us to refer to Magpie Tales as The Mag from now on?

    http://lkharris-kolp.blogspot.com/2012/01/warning-small-package.html

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  13. relSun Jan 22, 01:00:00 PM

    Tess,
    Not being a sushi fan I failed to see it 'til I looked through your eyes and words.
    rel

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  14. KaySun Jan 22, 01:21:00 PM

    like rel i didnt see it until you said it!

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  15. susan m hinckleySun Jan 22, 01:23:00 PM

    loved the sushi reference with this prompt -- brilliant!

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  16. Tess KincaidSun Jan 22, 01:43:00 PM

    Laurie, so many were calling Magpie Tales "The Mag" I decided to go with it...feel free to refer to it either way...

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  17. AnonymousSun Jan 22, 01:48:00 PM

    We'll be having fish for dinner ... did I mention I forgot to cook it ... yes it does taste revolting ... some of this wasabi shit will help ... but seriously raw fish is good for you ...

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  18. stephen HayesSun Jan 22, 02:22:00 PM

    Nice picture. I love sushi but these days I feel guilty gobbling up tuna.I don't want to contribute to their going extinct.

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  19. OutlawyerSun Jan 22, 02:34:00 PM

    Ha. Very clever. K.

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  20. J Cosmo NewberySun Jan 22, 02:56:00 PM

    Oh yes! I'm with you! A sushi moment indeed!

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  21. SuzSun Jan 22, 05:28:00 PM

    oh dear, i see it now....could catch

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  22. Leslie Jane MoranSun Jan 22, 05:43:00 PM

    Only you! Cro Magnon's comment made me laugh out loud! You keep such good company!

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  23. AnonymousSun Jan 22, 05:48:00 PM

    I love this:

    "Waterproof,
    you can't be bothered
    with sufficiently annoying
    nonsense."

    And your use of seaweed was a really nice weave.

    ~Shawna
    rosemarymint.wordpress.com

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  24. DaydreamertooSun Jan 22, 06:23:00 PM

    Very nicely said. Some people can practice compartmentalization of their lives, can't they. Sadly in some ways, I'm not one of them.

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  25. ScarletSun Jan 22, 06:36:00 PM

    I do love Japanese food. I take this delightful post with chopsticks and gobble it in one bite ~

    My share:

    http://a-sweetlust.blogspot.com/2012/01/sevenling-woman.html

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  26. MaggieSun Jan 22, 07:15:00 PM

    What a great title. Never had sushi, btw.

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  27. KarenSun Jan 22, 08:36:00 PM

    A superb poem...all wrapped in a neat little package, the idealized version of feminine beauty.
    Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  28. kaykualaSun Jan 22, 09:18:00 PM

    Witty and with humor. Great write Tess!

    Hank

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  29. kelvin s.m.Sun Jan 22, 10:17:00 PM

    ...engaging - both your photo and words... i can't remember the last time i take sushi with a chopstick.. thanks for the read!!!(:

    ~Kelvin

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  30. Brian MillerSun Jan 22, 11:07:00 PM

    i love me some sushi...esp when done well...nice hint of wasabi in your words as well..smiles.

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  31. WanderSun Jan 22, 11:21:00 PM

    I realy liked this...even though he has to have control in everything, this one thing he doesn't, and can't, and but that is just too bad because he neads her. powerfull poem Tess.

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  32. Susie ClevengerSun Jan 22, 11:31:00 PM

    Beautiful humor...So you minimize,
    arrange neatly categorized implements
    like a surgeon...food or life..nice work!

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  33. JinksyMon Jan 23, 01:15:00 AM

    A tasty morsel! ♥

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  34. ninotazizMon Jan 23, 01:47:00 AM

    Sushi - always a delight!

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  35. DCWMon Jan 23, 09:07:00 AM

    Thank you for the reference to Melody Gardot, an artist who had been unfamiliar to me. She is quite wonderful.

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  36. Kat MortensenMon Jan 23, 10:07:00 AM

    I like the rawness of this (pardon the pun). And if I were going to persist with punning, I would change the last line of the second stanza to "sturgeon". Sorry. I can't help myself!

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  37. chiccorealMon Jan 23, 10:18:00 AM

    Dear Tess: That's a wrap and a half! WoWzA~! Thank you. Arigatou gozaimasu. ありがとうございます。

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  38. AnonymousMon Jan 23, 10:41:00 AM

    As Dame Vera Lynn so memorably sang: "Whale meat again" ...

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  39. Tess KincaidMon Jan 23, 11:34:00 AM

    R.A.D., whale meat, indeed...

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  40. Tess KincaidMon Jan 23, 11:34:00 AM

    DCW, I'm glad you like Gardot...she's one of my new favorites...

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  41. ClaudiaMon Jan 23, 03:32:00 PM

    oh i could live on sushi..even more after reading this..smies

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  42. LolamouseMon Jan 23, 03:47:00 PM

    Clever and witty! With just a bit of bite!

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  43. robkistnerMon Jan 23, 03:50:00 PM

    delicious... ;)

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  44. izzyMon Jan 23, 04:34:00 PM

    Sushi is addicting! I don't know if I could eat it every day- If you had enough money,you could get someone to 'Play'it for you every day!

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  45. TrellissimoMon Jan 23, 04:54:00 PM

    The only taste clinging here is a good one...

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  46. Steve IsaakMon Jan 23, 08:45:00 PM

    Excellent take on the prompt, everything works in this succinct, sharp-lined work.

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  47. Tumblewords:Mon Jan 23, 10:20:00 PM

    Clever!

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  48. Lady In ReadMon Jan 23, 11:20:00 PM

    so clever!:)

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  49. Doctor FTSETue Jan 24, 12:41:00 AM

    Your posts are my favourite food.

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  50. LydiaTue Jan 24, 07:11:00 AM

    Really lovely. And, seriously, my stomach is growling!

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  51. AnonymousTue Jan 24, 08:10:00 AM

    Hi Tess--I had laughed at the cleverness, and then unclever me had let me be signed on under a blog I started years ago and never followed through with.

    So, here again--very clever! Refreshing!

    K.

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  52. AnonymousTue Jan 24, 08:10:00 AM

    Hi Tess--I had laughed at the cleverness, and then unclever me had let me be signed on under a blog I started years ago and never followed through with.

    So, here again--very clever! Refreshing!

    K.

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  53. Carrie Van HornTue Jan 24, 01:52:00 PM

    Life must be delicious just like your poetry....love this Tess! :-)

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  54. AnonymousWed Jan 25, 12:38:00 PM

    Quite intriguing poem.
    Seductive art work.

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  55. HelenaWed Jan 25, 08:11:00 PM

    Woah! That one went down pleasantly!

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  56. Alan BurnettThu Jan 26, 06:29:00 AM

    There is a splendid tidiness about the image and that is mirrored perfectly with your verse.

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  57. IntelliblogThu Jan 26, 11:35:00 PM

    Yes, Tess, I saw the sushi connection immediately. Nice one with or without wasabi!

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  58. BerowneFri Jan 27, 09:46:00 AM

    Thanks, Tess, for the Mozart mention. "La ci darem" is one of the great ones. Yours, Berowne

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  59. ChristineSat Jan 28, 11:06:00 AM

    I did not see sushi in this pic until I read it on some posts, and my husband saw the resemblance immediately, perhaps because he loves sushi. Terrific write.

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  60. Tess KincaidSat Jan 28, 04:56:00 PM

    Your comments mean so very much to me ...thank you gentle readers...you are the best...

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Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
― O. Henry (and me)

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