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| It Must Be Time For Lunch Now, 1979, by Francesca Woodman |
Exes
and seas
span
time zones,
sweet
chains of unwrapped figs,
peeled
path-smooth,
tight
with hunger.
Meet
me in that place
known
only as splendid,
split
open all the way,
speckled
and ripe;
stay
naked-close ―
on
the lunch side of the bed.
tk, September 2012
"The lunch side of the bed; Splendid!"
ReplyDeleteOk, I'll accept that.............
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Wow ... this one is deeply conveyed !!!
ReplyDeleteThat voice sure knows how to express herself, finding the most succulent vocabulary!
ReplyDeleteLunch in bed? Could be messy...
ReplyDeleteI love how tasty and playful this is...
ReplyDeleteI like the place known as splendid and the ripeness ~
ReplyDelete"stay naked-close ―
ReplyDeleteon the lunch side of the bed."
I can see it and taste it ;-)
I sense erotic undertones lightly designed as lunch.
ReplyDeleteFantastic job.
Gorgeous and deep. I love these lines:
ReplyDelete"sweet chains of unwrapped figs"
"Meet me in that place
known only as splendid,
split open all the way,
speckled and ripe"
This one might be a bit of a challenge for me, but you tackled it beautifully!
ReplyDeletemmm... the lunch side of the bed sounds delectable
ReplyDeletePlayful and lovely, Tess. "Meet me in that place known only as splendid." That is wonderful. I want to go there too.
ReplyDeleteEating is not a guilty pleasure, it is a necessary pleasure...as this delicious lagniappe of a poem makes clear. Done just right, madam.
ReplyDeleteLagniappe is a wonderful word...I must admit, I had to look it up...jotting it on my notebook...thank you Irish...
DeleteWe have a restaurant here named 'Lagniappe''.
DeleteIf I were to dine with her
ReplyDeleteI would find my appetite.
The lunch side of the bed gets all the good stuff... I want to be on that side. The waiter can clean up the mess, later ;)
ReplyDeleteA fun, sensual read Tess
And all those seeds! thanks I like it.
ReplyDeleteFills the spirit, fills the hunger, fills the soul. Beautiful write, dear friend. I love it! ♥
ReplyDeleteFigs; and in bed? I'm game!
ReplyDeleteFigs, warm and soft are in season just now and so sweet split open. Linked with love- oh yes - what pleasure.
ReplyDeletedelicious - lunch side of the bed!
ReplyDeleteI just love the lushness of this - it's good enough to eat!
ReplyDeleteI saw this photo in a show here in Los Angeles -- so profoundly haunting, particularly given Woodman's fate. Your words, as always, are perfect.
ReplyDeleteI'm so envious...I adore Woodman's work...and wonder what her career might have been...
DeleteIs lunch side of the bed comparable to sunny side of the street? I think so .........
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, Tess-- so imaginative and beautifully tight, so to speak....xxxxj
ReplyDeletedelicious Tess!
ReplyDeleteThis can only end well! Just luscious!
ReplyDeleteWow! If that's lunch supper's entree must be a marvel.
ReplyDelete"Meet me in that place
ReplyDeleteknown only as splendid"
THAT is splendid!
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSensuous stuff.
ReplyDeleteCreepy photo
ReplyDeleteSeriously 'on form' here, Tess.
ReplyDeleteTop write this and no mistake.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful take Tess! Somewhat sensuous!
ReplyDeleteHank
We are enjoying a glut of figs here right now, and this has made me feel very.............replete!
ReplyDeleteMeet me in that place known only as splendid--sounds delightful
ReplyDeleteLovely! My fave:
ReplyDelete"Meet me in that place
known only as splendid"
Delightfully sweet, Tess!
ReplyDeleteDeliciously playful Tess ... A place known only as splendid .. is a wonderful place to be, me thinks!!
ReplyDelete"Naked Lunch?" Very sexy!
ReplyDeleteOh, my. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite line:
"peeled path-smooth,
tight with hunger."
aha!... let me try that - lunch side of the bed. the ride side of our queen... he sleeps there. hehehe....
ReplyDeleteJJRod'z
Tess, This is absolutely wonderful!
ReplyDeleteSorry I've been missing lately but have been busy on a manuscript for Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write competition. Voting is underway today and the next eight days. If you have time please stop. If you like what you read I would appreciate your vote. Here's the link:
http://www.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com/manuscripts/crossroads/
My haiku came first then I saw this picture. Serendipity.
DeleteI will! And best of luck to you, my friend!
DeleteSplendid words for a splendid place.
ReplyDeleteGood enough to eat, Miss Kincaid, shades of little red riding hood.
ReplyDeleteLoved it!
ReplyDeletelure of the impure
There's another world in a fig... or was it the bed? Hm. Nice piece!
ReplyDeleteLife should be messy sometimes! This is a delicious write Tess!!
ReplyDeletea sensuous naked lunch indeed. figs too remind me of Edna, didnt she write about them?
ReplyDeleteI am sure you have seen the film "The Woodmans" available on Netflix. Perhaps I learned of it via yourself.
But have you seen Black Butterflies about a south african poet.? I thought it excellent though intense. available on Netflix and Netflix streaming
Thanks for the suggestions, Suki! Adding them to my queue...
DeleteLuscious and subtly lusty. A little different to breakfast side of the bed...........dangerously wicked!
ReplyDeleteMy tails have been at the dry cleaners, and my patent leather shoes at the menders, but I have no ball to attend. I wonder why?
ReplyDeleteYou're reading my mind, Cro...
DeleteThis is awesome! :D I love this! :D "lunch side of the bed".... amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love every sensual line of this, Tess! What's the other side of the bed called?
ReplyDeleteThis was so wonderful it gave me a sweet shiver. One of your best everever, Tess. My favorite (god, I really love this stanza!):
ReplyDeleteMeet me in that place
known only as splendid,
Love the poem. The photo gives me the absolute weebers!
ReplyDeletei loved "lunch side of bed"
ReplyDeleteinspirational
I can say no more
speechless with delight and
wonder
Ace