Thursday, February 7, 2013

Secrets -- Packed, Prayed, and Otherwise Woven




Secrets ---
Packed, Prayed, and Otherwise Woven




Innocent as an oyster
That holds a seeded pearl,

Tangible as sweltering desire,
Tangy on the tongue,

Simple as a flickering flame
That tosses shadows

To crusty garden walls.

No questions asked.
No permission sought.

No questions asked;
No merciless assault ---

Only secrets served
With simple sauce,

Tangy on the tongue.




19 comments:

  1. One day maybe I will keep my secrets to myself. I'd have to learn how to do that though.

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  2. This poem strikes me as wonderful. I like the repetition of the image and words...tangy on the tongue, as well as the image...innocent as an oyster. There is so much said and unsaid in this. Well done.

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  3. Very powerful! I love the repetition of the line
    "Tangy on the tongue."

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  4. Secrets with simple sauce, please. I'll take three, please.

    Very cute.

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  5. nice...i like innocence as the oyster, holding the secret as a pearl...tangy...they certainly can be...just dont give them away to just any body....

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  6. Only secrets served
    With simple sauce,

    And your words were flavoured by perfection - what better sauce could there be?

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  7. Secrets served with simple sauce... A very clever use of the words in this poem. It's amazing how the same words can take people to different places.

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  8. I like the apparent disconnect between the simplicity of the sauce and its "tanginess."

    Toothless Fadista

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  9. I like the taste of secrets, tangy on the tongue ~

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  10. Really like 'secrets served with simple sauce, tangy on the tongue' as well. Well chosen words just flow as I read them! Nice.

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  11. Love the words you chose for this work. This was fun to read aloud and think about!

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  12. Love the way this poem was written. Nice!

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  13. I find "innocent as an oyster" especially endearing.

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  14. Served up with much elegance and style..very nicely done:-))

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