Thursday, June 21, 2012
Mango, tomato & avocado. How does mta relate to poetry?
If you assume as I do that food and poetry share love of the ripe and joy in color, then the connection isn't farfetched. The combination of mango, tomato & avocado serves as a colorful springboard for a salad either opening or closing the meal. Similar to an apt arrangement of words accommodating silence which can occur at the beginning or end of the poem. Throughout, actually.
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ReplyDeleteShe says no amount of circular windows can oblige us to return to the old ways. Corn, marbles, beads, mercury, powders, alkali, accordion evenings.
And yet, as she peels the soft and fragrant fruit, she wishes for times when bright colors secure her hold on life.
It seems at seasonal intervals, leaves find their way to her door. Given her east coast heritage, this is as reassuring as a silent friend.