My poem “Latitude” is on the menu at Poetry Breakfast. Many thanks to Cate T. for sponsoring the title during the August 2015 Tupelo Press 30/30 Challenge, and to Charlotte the hen for laying the egg that inspired the poem. I’m pleased that it’s landed at a breakfast joint!
Congratulations! Well done!
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Thank you, Claire.
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I like this. It seems sexual, yet thinly veiled.
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Thank you, Sidra. I prefer to think of it as gastro-romance. 🙂
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Congratulations!
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Thanks very much, Andrew.
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You’re welcome, Robert.
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Loved it!
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I’m so pleased it resonated with you. Thanks very much.
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Congrats!
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Thank you!
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I like the sly undertones of sexy/happy time. Who says the poet can’t be both gourmand and voluptuary?
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I do so like the idea of being a voluptuary! It sounds so much better than “deauchee.”
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You are no debauchee… you have too much quality “sabi” in your manner to throw away your reticence to gluttony!
The nape of the kimono-ed neck throws more fire than any pair of tight jeans…
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I was a devotee of debauchery in my early 20s, but outgrew it when I left the Navy. Hmm. Coincidence?
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I would think that your “debauchery” was having the occasional smoke and getting a tad drunk every other month. Your self -effacing nature still can;t hide your inherent decency and sensitivity as a master poet.
I am on to you, Okaji-sensei! You can’t hide your noble soul from me. 🙂
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Congratulations and well done
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Thank you, Sobia.
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My pleasure
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Delicious.
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Thank you, Ron.
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Congratulations!, more grease to your elbow to keep up the good works…
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Thank you, Ajibola. I think I could use some of that grease for my knees, as they’ve been creaking lately. 🙂
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LOL! Its all yours and you can use it as you like 😀
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Eggs are one of my protein staples, partly because I don’t care much for meat, but mostly because I don’t cook regularly, and eggs can be an easy cop-out that still tastes good.
THIS poem, though, reminds me why I’m enamored with roosters and chickens. Their little/big! personalities, their guttural, perceptive commentary on everything, their general affability (yet liability to become duly ruffled by an affront)… I can only aspire to be so real, alive. Indeed, they are metaphors, and not. 🐔🍳🌎
Congratulations, Sir Robert of the Vorpal Whisk!
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I love eggs, and cook them frequently in various forms or fashion. But my vorpal whisk is usually a fork. 🙂
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Congratulations!
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Thank you. Much appreciated.
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Charlotte and I are honored all over again, Bob! And you have put an edge on my appetite for scrambled eggs, which I plan to prepare posthaste. 🙂 Congratulations on making the Poetry Breakfast menu!
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All praise to Charlotte! And thanks again, Cate.
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Congrats!
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Thank you, Anita. It’s always a pleasure to be published.
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Congratulations. Where can I read the poem?
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Thanks, Dwight. Click on the highlighted “Poetry Breakfast” above. That should take you there.
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Thanks Robert, I will check it out!
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3 ways of poaching? 3?
a decent poaching technique has always evaded me as i don’t care for boiled or poached eggs much. i make a very good Spanish omelet though.
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Yep. Placing the eggs in simmering water, wrapping the eggs individually in plastic wrap before inserting in water, and using a poaching pan, which keeps the eggs out of the water. I like wrapping the eggs, as it allows you to add flavor (herbs, butter, seasoning), but that process does take a little longer.
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Congrats!
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Thank you, Sara.
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Congrats! Nice poem.
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Thanks very much.
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That was one double-cheese metaphor, Bob. Loved it!
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So long as I didn’t lay an egg!
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