Sweet Tooth Lunes
My sweet tooth
wickedly unhealthy, must be resisted
but not yet.
I am making fudge
all for me —
lockdown indulgence.
My friend Bev
whose poems I read online
also shares recipes.
When I eat Bev’s fudge —
sweet, smooth, rich —
it tastes of poems.
These can stand alone or be read in sequence. They are alternating Collum lunes (3/5/3 words per line) and Kelly lunes (5/3/5 syllables).
Created for Poets and Storytellers United’s Weekly Scribblings #29: Writing about food.
Beautiful execution of the form, Rosemary!💝 I love how reminiscent your words are of William Carlos William's "This is just to say," though I must say I prefer yours better! Especially love; "When I eat Bev’s fudge —sweet, smooth, rich —it tastes of poems." Thank you so much for writing to the prompt!💝
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a very high compliment, Sanaa! Thank you.
DeleteWell worth the savor. I only just discovered the Collom lune & it's rising on my favorites list. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Both lunes are handy little things!
DeleteI enjoyed your lunes, Rosemary, perhaps too much, as I found myself reaching for what was left of our cookies! I love the idea of fudge that tastes of poems!
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha, sorry about that!
DeleteI enjoyed this doubly....once for the skillful poem, and secondly for knowing my fudge recipe has found a loving home!!
ReplyDeleteHa ha, been waiting for you to see my poetic tribute! I tried the milk choc this time, and it's lovely too.
DeleteI love the way you composed this poetry .. thoroughly enjoyable and quite the challenge. I am wanting to try it.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you'll have fun with it. It's more usual to do just one lune at a time (it being another Western variation of haiku) and either the Kelly or Collom lune, not both.
DeleteLuv fudge, grew up in a fudge making home, my mother i think is the greatest fudge maker, Sadly i didn't acquire that skill
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday Rosemary
much love...
Would you like me to send you Bev's recipe, lol?
DeleteRosemary, your fudge sounds so nice. My cardiologist's dietitian allowed me to eat anything in moderation. For instance this afternoon after lunch we each had one Hershey Kiss. Yesterday she made a Black Cherry Clafoutis JUST FOR THE TWO OF US. With eight pieces it will last two more days.
ReplyDeleteYou have my permission to eat all your candies as fast as you wish. I know that you would share if i could come. :)
Oh yes, our daughter brought over a bag of cherries Saturday, Mrs. Jim made a pie for all us four with each family having one piece to share later.
Cheers,
..
I'm afraid I need to ration my indulgences too. It sounds as if you and Mrs Jim have it down to a fine art! That cherry pie sounds wonderful! (As for clafoutis, it sounds amazing. I wonder what it is?)
DeleteAh food, that ultimate indulgence. You are kucky Bev is close by.
ReplyDeleteNot so very close – on the other hand, just as close as my computer screen. It's our 'indybev'. She wrote her own poem about this fudge a few weeks back, which made it sound so easy I thought, 'Even I could make that,' and with a few more recipe details from her, so it proved to be.
DeleteIf you eat a poem, will it taste like Bev's fudge?
ReplyDeleteAh, that depends on the recipe used to make the poem. Certainly some are delectable!
DeleteI ate these lunes up! :) Now I want to know Bev's fudge recipe.
ReplyDeleteI might have to publish it, I think.
Deleteyeah, I'm on a diet, but now I want fudge ~
ReplyDeleteOops, sorry about that.
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