Sunday, December 22, 2013

Minestrone

Madonna With the Milk Soup, 1510, Gerard David

The orchestration that captures me
is composed on album covers,

scribbled at night in the margins of cookbooks,
moonless on junk mail.

Steamy bowls wait in the windowsill
until morning, when they have cooled

enough to be spooned and sipped,
the tang that comes with my heightening.

The ladle is filled to overflowing;
take care with rustling, everything might spill.

You have something of mine, maestro―
the close rhythm of this sigh.



tk/December 2013


A delicious read by R.A.D. Stainforth...



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13 comments:

  1. Gillena CoxSun Dec 22, 11:49:00 AM

    particularly luv the ending

    Happy Holidays;
    Please stop by my blog Dec 25th - Jan 5th for 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' : 6th year celebration

    much love...

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  2. HelenSun Dec 22, 12:05:00 PM

    The voice inflection of Mr. Stainforth is wonderful when he says 'maestro.' ... The poem is quite delicious too.

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  3. humbirdSun Dec 22, 12:11:00 PM

    `the tang that comes with my heightening.' - add another dimension to the poem...~ ' everything might spill.' - deep line ~ reading add zest...as always :) cheers and happy Holidays, Tess!

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  4. Bekkie SanchezSun Dec 22, 01:25:00 PM

    Your sigh is your statement Tess I like that! The reading is always a pleasure!

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  5. Kathe W.Sun Dec 22, 02:00:00 PM

    tasty and lovely poem. Thanks Tess!!

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  6. sukipoetSun Dec 22, 02:05:00 PM

    I read this as about creativity. nativity creativity. never seen this painting before, with milk soup! different.

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  7. BerowneSun Dec 22, 04:16:00 PM

    Your poem is "alive with the sound of music." Beautiful.

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  8. kaykualaSun Dec 22, 07:14:00 PM

    How nice it is, a melodious process in a feeding procedure. It goes very well with the narration. Well penned Tess!

    Hank

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  9. hyperCRYPTICalMon Dec 23, 12:39:00 PM

    Scrumptious words Tess - indeed a pleasure to read.
    Anna :o]

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  10. ShaistaMon Dec 23, 07:17:00 PM

    It's almost Christmas Tess!! Just wanted to wish you all manner of wondrous things and also thank you for The Magpie's fabulous, inspiring images - I have come to rely on it as a source of interest and intrigue and a muse over the years - much as we have come to rely on you as a muse xxxx

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  11. LynTue Dec 24, 01:27:00 PM

    Only you could stir such a soup...thanks for a fun filled year..yes, FUN!! ..and more, please...

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  12. philThu Dec 26, 10:59:00 PM

    wonderful warm milk sonata, Tessy.

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  13. A Cuban In LondonFri Dec 27, 02:20:00 PM

    Here's to you and your family and to a glorious new year to all of you. I hope you had a great Christmas, too.

    Greetings from London.

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― O. Henry (and me)

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