Chai Tea
Nudity and passion seem improper
however delicately painted upon a teacup.
I hide a smile as Grandmother places linen upon slender lap,
gently nibbles upon a scone, her Wedgwood rose demure upon its saucer;
unaware I follow curve and line of a lily white back,
observe lips pressed beneath a lovers's ribs,
imagine ocean's tide lapping passion's embrace,
burn my tongue on spiced Chai. Insist on seconds.
Grandmother praises me for being a lady. I assure her I'm a quick study.
by Margaret Bednar, March 23, 2015
This is for "Imaginary Garden of Real Toads - Play it Again, Toads!" I selected the archived challenge: "Poem sketching" I may have bent the rules a bit for this one, but I wrote a long list of words evoked by the above image. I tried to pick four that were quite different and this is what I got. The four words were: teacup, passion, grandmother, painted
gently nibbles upon a scone, her Wedgwood rose demure upon its saucer;
unaware I follow curve and line of a lily white back,
observe lips pressed beneath a lovers's ribs,
imagine ocean's tide lapping passion's embrace,
burn my tongue on spiced Chai. Insist on seconds.
Grandmother praises me for being a lady. I assure her I'm a quick study.
by Margaret Bednar, March 23, 2015
This is for "Imaginary Garden of Real Toads - Play it Again, Toads!" I selected the archived challenge: "Poem sketching" I may have bent the rules a bit for this one, but I wrote a long list of words evoked by the above image. I tried to pick four that were quite different and this is what I got. The four words were: teacup, passion, grandmother, painted
10 comments:
Ah yes, quick study indeed! Lovely poem, and tea and your photo is exquisite!
I must say I smiled at the image of your grandmother pressing her lips on the nude lovers... Very apt ;-)
Brought a smile to my lips as well.
Such a lovely teacup! and your poem really spotlights this.
Bjorn - grandmother has a rose teacup, doesn't notice the other pattern
*wink* this is lovely!
cheeky yet genteel
I love the smile in this...a fun one and great response to the poem sketch technique I think. :)
I am not sure what Grandmother was trying to say about the "study". I know the young one was embarrassed about her remark. I am glad that you tried the "poem sketching" technique. I also listed rhyming action words that I wanted to use. Plus a few others. Probably for me it was more of a memory aid rather than a building help.
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Haha....a 'quick study'---this is clever and fun.
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