I have been on a reading spree. Best Sellers, Historical Romance, Whodunits, Animal related etc etc. So much so that I was confused for a while. This terzanelle is an outcome of that. Again posting it raw and unedited. It might appear vague to some.
Baking Words-----Terzanelle
Reading all those books gave me a headache
myriads of character spinning within my mind.
It would have been better if I had baked a cake
where in all that chocolate meringue one finds
nuts with glee, which can’t compare with books,
myriads of character spinning within my mind.
Plots thicken, cases solved, police chase crooks
with no avail. They too preferred to search out
nuts with glee, which don’t compare with books
of law, which, judiciary deals for weeding louts
out of the system. Sometimes police work hard
with no avail. They would prefer to search out
bakeries, where pastries don’t taste like card-
board pieces, baking is a pleasure- gloom dies
out of the system. Romances too, are so hard
to be anything but tender, seeds of hatred sigh.
Reading those books, no wonder gave a headache
so strong. Baking is sheer pleasure - gloom dies,
replaced by such hunger that can never be faked!
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Baking Words-----Terzanelle-----Poetry Thursday
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liked it....enjoyed the read..
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting cake!
ReplyDeleteIlm always on a reading spree! Wish I could bake cakes as easily as I can read books!
ReplyDeleteTake about a mixed metaphor. I love the chocolate with nuts, sounds like a few books I've read recently.
ReplyDeleteHi gautami,
ReplyDeleteIndia IS most certainly on our list, but I had run out of spots to put it...
Just last year, there were some very good specials ex Sydney, I wished we had the money at that stage!
Did you read the next post as well? It was about the Sri Lankan food festival we went to... It was very nice!
Thanks for stopping by...
I know what you mean about characters in books. Sometimes they all blend together in my mind, but I doubt if I baked them all in a cake it would turn out well...LOL
ReplyDeleteMichele sent me today.
magiceye: Thanks. Welcome back!
ReplyDeletesteve: Does it?
crafty: I am no great bakers of cake either! I too am always readng.
brian: thanks! Some booksare like that!
bernie: I liked your list.
kenju: true! No cake would taste good with assorted characters!
:D
Well, the nutritious content of books and cakes!?:)
ReplyDeleteSTOP! You're making me hungry :-)
ReplyDeletewhat a fun poem and an original idea - all those people as layers in a cake. sheer genius!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, packing all those books in a cake. It works so well and makes me smile, too. (And I am having a similar experience myself!)
ReplyDeleteThere's an old-fashioned dessert called a trifle. Your poem put me in the mood of that, but is certainly not a trifle (I love that word.)
This is almost a reminder that excess in anything is a mistake, if it doesn't become mundane, it becomes confusing to the senses. Baking sounds relaxing, and I am now craving walnuts and chocolate cake!
ReplyDeletei love baking. sounds cryptic, but the message is there open. Like the style.
ReplyDeleteHi Gautami
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this!
Good writing!
It made me a little hungry for a piece of chocolate cake though....
chocolate is my weakness!
Thanks so much for the sweet visit!
I'm doing great....I still have no time to be posting though.
Hope you are having a wonderful summer and enjoying life to the max!
Take care!
I send hugs back to you!
Margie:)
mmmmmmmm...I can taste those juicy words now. You have helped me see why I love those tasty morsels in books. You make difficult forms like the Terzanelle seem effortless.
ReplyDeleteI'm just impressed that you really enjoy writing in form. Admittedly, I've never attempted the terzanelle, but I'm so awed by your efforts. Nice job!
ReplyDeletebooks and cakes... oh yes, love them all :) and love the way you blended them in this terzanelle.
ReplyDeleteAnother inspiration and I enjoyed the form with characters and cake. :)
ReplyDeleteLoved it. Enjoyed this poem. I love cake! Can I have my cake and eat it too?
ReplyDeleteHi Gautami! I LOVE this -- I really do, right from the title all the way through. It has a wonderful energy and pace -- the words dance. Well done!
ReplyDelete:)
Must be all that physics ;-)among your favorite books! I like it.
ReplyDeleteab
*lol* that was a great read. although I have to say, if you're getting a headache form reading maybe you're reading the wrong books :P
ReplyDeleteThe more I read, the more I think what I write is a product of what I read--and I loved how your poem put a tasty twist on that, how the words are baked into something different, more delicious than just the sum of their ingredients. I loved the different images you used, and how you tied it all together.
ReplyDeleteyou're coming up with new forms over and over, aren't you. :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
Gautami -
ReplyDeleteYou baked a tasty poem... ;)
books, food, dreams... all about the kaleidoscope of life.
ReplyDeletecakes and books
ReplyDelete"these are a few of my favourite things"
loved this approach
thank you
a good connection between the food of the mouth and the food of the mind!
ReplyDeleteLiked the read this morning !
ReplyDeleteMichele sent me ; have a great weekend !
Going to snoop around a bit now...
Feeding hunger of the mind is a good thing. But, I never say no to chocolate!! Enjoyed and made me HUNGRY!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the cake and the inspiration and all...
ReplyDeleteI love to read, and I love to bake...therefore, I read cookbooks and cooking magazines!
ReplyDeleteMichele sent me today!
Yum! Cake and books, two of my favorite things.
ReplyDeleteI'll be back to read more!
Michele sent me to see your poetry, and to learn what a terzanelle is......
ReplyDelete:-)
cq
I absolutely LOVE this... breathtaking in the extreme.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting it!!
Be back for more soon.
Scarlett & Viaggiatore
Michele sent me back, Gautami. It is too hot here to bake! I hate to turn the oven on when it is about 90* outside.
ReplyDeleteHello, Michele sent me. I've been reading a lot, too, but haven't been inspired to write cool poetry about it.
ReplyDeleteBaking's good too, though.
nice blog
ReplyDeleteWonderful! It sounds like you read a lot of very interesting thought provoking goodies!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit and your sweet comment! Come back whenever you are able!
I love reading even more than baking or eating sweets. Very entertaining poem, Guatami.
ReplyDeleteHi Gautami...Michele sent me! Your poem is lovely and evocative. I love to read too and the jumble you describe feels familiar!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely brilliant writing, this one!
ReplyDeleteI think both you and I have been spending a lot of time reading and in the kitchen! I've bought a Mary Oliver book on poetry form, so I aspire to your depth of knowledge of the matter.
ReplyDeleteCool. Form bends to your will with such facility!
ReplyDeleteI loved it!! I'm a fellow book lover, and a tea FANATIC (I blog about different tea all the time, right now I'm doing a "teas for ads" on my blog :) I enjoyed meeting you and reading your stuff...keep up the great work! :D Here from Michele's tonight!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely poem. It's going to be rattling around my head every time I walk into the bakery near our house.
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a wonderful morning in India!
I used to be scared of form. I was always comfortable with the free verse. One of my friends, Stanley Shiel encouraged me to read the structured poems more often before attempting one. I took his advice.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I too am amazed that I can write structured poetry.
All of you are so encouraging too. THANKS!
Forms are as difficult for me as baking a cake or... I enjoyed your poem!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to organize all those characters running about in your head. A delightful read.
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