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Food for Thought

by Ellenna 

Posted: 24 July 2003
Word Count: 186


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Across the damask at odds with the grass
I watched your face as you swallowed the last
of the strawberry tart
and downed yet another glass of champagne
No word of thanks
just took what you got
I picked at a daisy and scattered the petals
he loves me,no, he loves me not


I dutifully wore a dress of black lace
a chess board of food so perfectly placed
I watched as you ate all the things you had paid for
linguini and mushrooms and fruits of the sea
to finish the meal we ate cherry flan
and I wondered what you would require from me
as I counted five stones on the side of the plate
tinker tailor ... oh yes a rich man

I sat in the park with newspaper vinegar
you smiled at me as I offered a chip
hungry and honest just food for the day
and I welcomed the fact that you had no agenda
we sprinkled on salt and we ate with our hands
as I read down the list on the horoscope page
Cancer and Libra are destined today






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Sarah at 14:56 on 24 July 2003  Report this post
This was great, of course, as it hits the sensations. From this I take away gluttony, taking without giving, and finally some sort of satisfaction. Yes?

Ioannou at 17:48 on 24 July 2003  Report this post
This is fun, Ellie - the last line cracked me up! Is it three different men? I think I'd change one of the flans to something else... Really liked 'I sat in the park with newspaper vinegar' and just this kind of revulsion at watching someone else consume things in the first stanza. Great great great! Love, Maria.

Ioannou at 17:49 on 24 July 2003  Report this post
Just read the title. Sorry - ignore my question about 3 different men. But is the friend going to be a lover? ;)

Ellenna at 17:51 on 24 July 2003  Report this post
LOL maria , you have cracked me up now :)

Ellie

Ellenna at 17:53 on 24 July 2003  Report this post
tart perhaps ? eh

Ellie :)

olebut at 09:52 on 25 July 2003  Report this post
Ellie

it never ceases to amaze me ( and I think I may have said this before) how peopel can find so many ways to describe emotions and emotional situations we have all been through

nice words

t c

david

Hilary Custance at 23:11 on 26 July 2003  Report this post
Loved this at several levels, Hilary

Elsie at 13:24 on 02 November 2003  Report this post
Really enjoyed this Ellie - it makes me think of how I feel when I see my ex wolfing down his food too fast! Loved the way each stanza end with a kind of fortune telling. And the line 'hungry and honest just food for the day'.
Elsie

Ellenna at 15:23 on 02 November 2003  Report this post
Elsie thank you ...nice to see this poem being aired once again and that you enjoyed it. Hmm yes your thoughts may be very close to mine...

Ellie:)


engldolph at 14:31 on 24 March 2004  Report this post
HI Ellie,

Liked this one a lot.
3 encounters I'm sure everyone can relate to..
I loved the feeling of pure scoffing in verse 1
And the verse 2 finish tinker, tailor..rich man ..very original ..

Mike :-)


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