I'm your sous chef ―
but
it's you who are cunning,
squeezing
seeds from tomatoes
casually
in the palm of your hand.
We
reflect in the night window
like
two aproned ghosts.
It's
a changed world here,
free
from any feeling
apart
from belonging.
I
lean back and sip wine,
watch
you do your splendid thing,
flee
all responsibility.
Patient
with a slow simmer,
you
dare to touch fleshy lasagna
with
gentle expertise.
Everything
fades to steam.
Is
it coincidence we wind up
in
the same kitchen?
tk/March 2013
Thanks to the talented R.A.D. Stainforth for reading this poem. More of his readings of my poetry can be found HERE.
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Nice take on the prompt. Loved it :)
ReplyDeleteAlso I can feel a rustic romanticism in this poem Good luck.
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Sounds like heaven to me!
ReplyDeleteWonderful .. every woman deserves a master chef in the house ..
ReplyDeletesecond in command suits me just fine! As long as it's me in the kitchen too.
And who wouldn't want a sous chef to share their kitchen? :)
ReplyDelete...ah, i am learning more from R.A.D.'s reading not alone on the accent but how words, that seemed unfamilar to me, are pronounced... your sense of belongingness to the kitchen world is so visible here... i like the reflection in the night window like two aproned ghosts a lot... and your finale is a killer that fits well on how it is being read... ah, wish i could grace my poems with such a rich tone & soul when read... smiles... happy easter!
ReplyDeletea lovely steamy dance of cusine and love. Masterful!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter, poet.
ReplyDeleteI too sometimes stand in awe of a truly experienced, talented chef. (I haven't reached the "sous" rank yet.)
ReplyDeleteLove lives in your kitchen and that is no coincidence. Happy Easter Tess.
ReplyDeleteMarvelous. Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteLike two aproned ghosts. Beautiful imagery!
ReplyDeletePerfect, it so reminded me of 'kitchen part' from Angels Fall...remarkable resemblance to the grace and smoothness of her words and Reece movements...I might be going off the track but loved what you have cooked here :)
ReplyDeletemmm yummy - free from any feeling apart from belonging - fleshy lasagna how bold and you make it work :-)
ReplyDeleteNothing like two cooks in the kitchen. Fun piece
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And I'm just taken for granted....
ReplyDeleteScrumptious poetry to fit the prompt.
ReplyDeleteTwo cooks are fun, Tess! But too many may spoil the broth. Keep it small and nothing's going to be wrong! Nicely!
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There are no coincidences! fate only- opportunity indeed! thanks.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not Hells Kitchen this one ; still , any port in a storm !
ReplyDeleteYou painted an idyllic picture - someone else doing the cooking whilst you sip wine and watch. No wonder there's steam.
ReplyDeleteI'm my wife's sous-chef, so I too am skilled at leaning back and sipping wine.
ReplyDeleteAh, this is just lovely. I want to be in this kitchen too...I can taste it.
ReplyDeleteLove the 'aproned ghosts"...this is yummy, when's dinner?
ReplyDeleteA lot of heat going on in this kitchen--loved this!
ReplyDeleteah, to lean back and sip wine while someone else cooks. heaven
ReplyDeleteOh, I liked what you did with this in relation to the picture.
ReplyDelete"everything fades to steam"
I hardly drop comments, however i did a few searching and wound up here "Culinary".
ReplyDeleteAnd I actually do have 2 questions for you if it's allright. Could it be simply me or does it look as if like a few of these responses look like they are written by brain dead people? :-P And, if you are writing at additional sites, I would like to keep up with everything new you have to post. Would you list of all of all your public sites like your twitter feed, Facebook page or linkedin profile?
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fleshy lasagna, that's how the pasta is when it comes out of the pot ready to turn into a "caserole"
ReplyDeletewhere is the food when mother is not?
Yearn for love for/in the kitchen? Not I. But I admire your writing!
ReplyDeleteCooking up quite a storm in the kitchen, Tess, aren't we?
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Ramsey and Piere White alone at last....
ReplyDeleteSeriously I adore this Tess, simply delicious writing!
I love to read about hot times in the kitchen!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your kind comments, dear readers...
ReplyDeletethis is so wonderfully erotic!
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