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The smell of youth, over the breakfast table. View table of contents...

 

Submitted: Mar 4, 2008    Reads: 41    Comments: 8    Likes: 4   


The morning butter

melts

The toast of life

still warm


Moments become liquid

slip from the sharp surface


As we exit youth

and the flour goes stale

We look to bake our

own yeast


Proud to exhibit

racks of toast in silver holders

Knowing they to will fall stale

and seek the recipe to reproduce


Moments remain solid

stranded upon the dry surface


I remember still

the fragrance of breakfast

Not just a memory

a treasure I hold deep inside


Moments again become liquid

slipping once again from the sharp surface


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Comments:

Irwin
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Excellent use of metaphor creating a wonderful state of being most of us will relate to.

Posted: Mar 4, 2008

Author Comment:

Thanks as always.

wonderful! really great! =)

Posted: Mar 4, 2008

Author Comment:

Many thanks.

Great stuff, i'll never look at my morning toast in the same way again!

Posted: Mar 4, 2008

Author Comment:

Many thanks, the crumbs are for nibbling.

Poem has a bite to it, ALSO with a fresh cup of JAVA

Posted: Mar 4, 2008

Author Comment:

Many thanks.

Alan Wakely
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Via PoetsPortal


"Genius"

Posted: Mar 4, 2008

Author Comment:

Genius! Not quite.

Do you mean that breakfast makes you return to your youth? That's a very unique point of view. Great poem.

Posted: Mar 5, 2008

Author Comment:

Not really, but hey ho.

vonnz
(not registered user)

nice!!!

Posted: Mar 5, 2008

Author Comment:

Thanks.

I absolutely loved it! GREAT job! And did you know breakfast is the most important meal of the day?!

Posted: Mar 6, 2008

Author Comment:

Many thanks and yes I know.



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