Poetry for Thinkers and Dreamers: Selected Works of S. E. Rose Vol 2

The best poetry is all about imagery. When you can "see" the poem, you can experience it fully. LIFETIMES OF DELIGHT In the beginning you fed me beautifulbits of roasted goat dipped intoluminous gold bowls of cherry sauce. We lived a long and rapturously happylife in the mountains. As forest dwellers I braided my hairwith wildflowers beneath the full moon, whilewatching you sprinkle your assortment of magical herbs into our dinner of deer, salad, and roots. Tonight I learned of saffron The city found us cold and poor but neverhungry / while others starved you knewinstinctively where to find food. We dined on baked squirrel & pigeon stuffed with wildlettuce and nuts topped with mint sauce. I was happiest on the coast / where dailywe enjoyed a delightful mixture of wild onions,garlic, fish, eel, and crabs, wrapped inbanana leaves and slow cooked inside salt bricksplaced beneath our fire. This time around finds us in the countryside,and you in the kitchen preparing specialties from many countries / We eat desserts garnished with edibleflowers sprinkled with sugar, served on fine lace in demitasse cups.