Cold against the bare skin
of warm, deep-lined palm,
colder like a December midnight
against the tastebuds of tongue.
Brick-hard on top of a hand—
so fragile and so soft.
Sweet, chewy ‘side the calcium cave
with teeth-made loft.
Perhaps, humans are winter gums—
sugar-coated, guarded, armored
at first glance,
melting, undressing, when inside
a found home with sincere,
summer warmth.
—
08.25.2018
©2018 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer. All Rights Reserved.
Photo via Unsplash
For dVerse Mindfulness and Poetry.
Here is the gum I held to birth this poem. 🙂
love the taste you conjur with your words my dear – missed these magic lines of yours so much!
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Awww. I am so happy to be back, Gina. Crawling back. Catching my muse again. 😊 Thank you!
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Twas more of an ode to the gum for me ..
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Ah. Interesting view! Thank you, Mich!
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I think you get the prize for the most unlikely object to write a poem around. I love the intense description, the tight focus, and then the pull out to something more profound and philosophical. So well done!
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Oh I rummaged my bag to see a tiny object that could fit inside my palm and the only thing that mall is this gum. 😂 Thank you so much, Sarah!
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Lovely. x
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ooooh i can feel this one.
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Thanks for sharing this.
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💙💙
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I love the comparison between the gum and humanity. Great perspective!
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I especially love how you turned the gum into human… maybe we are just like that, cold and hard on the inside and warm and soft when we get inside…
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Yes. I think we are. Thank you, Bjorn!
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Yes, we are very much that way! Hard on the outside and sweet and gooey on the inside. I like it!
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Aha. I cannot agree more. Thank you!
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colder like a December midnight
against the tastebuds of tongue.
Very visceral – I could almost feel the minty cold on my tongue. Nice job expanding it into a search of the human condition.
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Ohhhh. I am so thrilled to know I was able to convey this feeling. Thank you!
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Nice description of humans as well: “sugar-coated, guarded, armored”
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oh thank you for highlighting this phrase, Frank!
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Haha, funny how inspiration comes from everywhere!
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Aha. I agree, dearie!!
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Oh my, how I’ve missed you exquisite writing, dear Sister!! ❤ And I love your photo–you are SO Beautiful!!!
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Awww. So are you, beloved sissy!! Miss you tons!
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Lots of LOVE to you–I’ll check facebook…I tried to find you, but failed 😦
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Oh my privacy settings are quite tough. But I found you! 😊
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❤
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Love all of your interesting descriptions… like the calcium loft!!
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Ah. I particularly am happy with that phrase. 🙂 Thank you!
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