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| Detail from a painting by John Singer Sargent |
graces the table;
fresh flowers
add perfume
sweeter than the fragrant wine
which will fill its curves.
Waiting guests'
nostrils, each piqued by
aromas
from the food
soon to be set before them,
quiver and widen.
The key is
anticipation.
It will turn
this evening's
whole dining experience
into something grand.
It may be
stored in memory.
For lean times,
should they come,
will make this night of plenty
something to savour.
Written for Mag #129 and posted on Monday at IGWRT, too...
Ahh.. a feast to remember... I wish I had an invite :)
ReplyDeleteI agree...the key is anticipation though a full stomach will also be good ~
ReplyDelete"the key is anticipation"...too true..lets hope they are not let down by the morning. Loved this one .Thankyou Pen!
ReplyDeleteSavor indeed! good one- thanks.
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ReplyDeleteA foolish typo caused me to remove the comment - which was most favorable, by the way. :-)
ReplyDeleteI titled mine with the same name...but definitely went a different direction. Yours is fabulous...
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SueAnn
I don't know why these lines touched me ;" stored in memory.
ReplyDeleteFor lean times," well done on this lovely write
Really, really marvelous. And I loved the use of something very small (detail of the painting) that became sensuously large. So large that if lean times came ... the memory of this would remind them of their largess. Super.
ReplyDeleteRaven
How unique and lovely and true to go to the detail! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteNostrils that "quiver and widen."
The goblet near flowers "sweeter than the fragrant wine
which will fill its curves."
"The key is / anticipation."
. . . of both the feast and of future scarcity as
"It may be
stored in memory.
For lean times . . . "
wow
A wonderful take on the pic and I love how you focused on just one section. Definitely a feast!
ReplyDeleteA someone who hasn't focused on the couple ... nice take
ReplyDeleteNot enough fine dining in our lives these days........ ;)
ReplyDeleteAlways love how you take a work of art to a new place for us to see......
Have a lovely and creative week!
*hugs*
Mimi
"The key is anticipation." As with so many situations. Wise words Jinksy!
ReplyDeleteDining with all its grandeur. Good food fine wine complemented with fine hosting, you can never beat that. Wonderful take Jinsky!
ReplyDeleteHank
that's what we do isnt it...reflect on good times in misery.but Dante said that the greatest sorrow is times of joy recalled in wretchedness.could this be that as well?
ReplyDeleteYou have mastered the shadorma form. I like how you used it for your stanzas, each building on the one before.
ReplyDeleteA salubrious Post my friend.
ReplyDeleteI loved the line "stored in memory. For lean times..."
ReplyDeleteWhat a gift memory is....
There is dednitely something in this concept of storing good memories for lean times , Jinksy , it is a dedinite phenomenon, thanks
ReplyDeleteVery nice - Jinksy. I think frankly that the nicest part of this painting is the glow of all the inanimate objects--the lamps, the glimmer - you've captured that here. And the memory of that great food! k .
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful, Jinksy, to take a piece of the painting as your focus. I cropped the man out, but you really found a focus. Good work!
ReplyDeleteK
You have captured the essence of a special celebration in your poem and also in the crystal sparkles you chose to highlight from the art. This feeling is definitely something to savor. Thank you for sharing. =D
ReplyDeleteI like your focus on the silver goblet...very nice...
ReplyDeleteA feast for the eyes yet to touch lips
ReplyDeleteMemory can serve as an excellent respite in lean times.
ReplyDelete=)
The word Dining is the clue to this: so much grander than having supper, even if the food is the same.
ReplyDeleteLots of lovely words and images to feast on here. Thank you for introducing me to Simon Shadorma too; I'll have to get to know him a bit better I think :)
ReplyDeleteYes indeed we could all enjoy a night of plenty and wake smiling!
ReplyDeleteThe lean times will - and do - come, but we have memories of these dinners, sometimes housed within poems, to get us through.
ReplyDeletePearl
Anticipation is always the best part. lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding! The last stanza is perfect...
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