Thursday, October 23, 2014

"Tastes Like Cider"



Tastes Like Cider

An attractive faint flush
pinkish red blush

Oh to feast upon
firm, fine, cream colored flesh
a bit precocious some say
medium sized, excellent flavor.

Tastes like apple bread, crisp, or cider
a delight rarely denied
whether trick, ritual, or disguised
a vampires insatiable desire.

by Margaret Bednar, October 23, 2014

For "Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Get Listed - Ghost Stories"  I used 5 of the listed words.  Not exactly a ghost story, but I tried to sprinkle in a bit of creepy.

I was determined to use this photograph today - and I think I made it work.  I bought a bag of these apples in Blowing Rock, NC - just off the Blue Ridge Parkway.  So tasty! 

13 comments:

Helen said...

Apples come to life courtesy of Ms. Bednar ~ vampire delight .. how wonderful is that?

Jim said...

I like this, Margaret. I was reading along thinking this is a NICE poem for the prompt, I doubt many are. Probably the main reason I didn't write one (I do keep another blog too, more of a social, meme type).

Then I hit the last line and it hit my spot. I can be goofy, but I sometimes tell people that when the full moon comes I howl to it and my fangs come out. Sometimes I bite.

The picture is great too, each basket is labeled with the type of apples it has. Clever.
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Grandmother Mary said...

You lured me in. Sarted about good fall apples but became another thing and deliciously halloween. Well done.

Sherry Blue Sky said...

Well done, Margaret - next time I bite into an apple, I am going to feel like a vampire!

Kerry O'Connor said...

I love the angle you took with this prompt, Margaret! Seamless use of words, excellent description. I especially enjoyed the way you concluded.

Susie Clevenger said...

From apples to vampires..love it!

Anonymous said...

sizzling second verse, Margaret, and a lush red treat. Thanks for adding your voice ~

Susan said...

Yup! i always think like ths when biting intoan apple ! No, but I will have a smile next time ido because of this wonderful poem.

Fireblossom said...

Vampires creep me out, but I like your apple crumb concoction! I will say, however, that "slaughter" doesn't sound right to me, here. I know it's a list word, but it denotes (to me, at least) unrestrained violence, and the rest of the poem--and seductive vampires in general--are smoother than that. Just a thought. Otherwise, I loved it. The notion of mixing the theme of apples with vampires is wholly original and it worked!

Margaret said...

Thanks, Shay. I agree - I was quickly using the list. Replaced it with a hastily thunk up alternative but will give it further thought.

The whole poem has been understood in a different way than I intended. The apples were supposed to be a metaphor for actual vampires thoughts of what blood tastes like. A spin on the popular "tastes like chicken" phrase.

Amrit Sinha said...

Vampires and apples are both the delights of the season :D

Amrit Sinha said...

Vampires and apples are both the delights of the season :D

Anonymous said...

Such a delicious treat brought full fledged into the vampire's world.... I would have been scared had it not make me so yearn for a good gulp of - apple cider!