Kim Rodrigues Poet Free verse

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hOt SoUp

my poetry’s eclectic, electric
what stews in the mind
f i l l s     t h e     p a g e

i thumb threw my mind’s index
and choose a recipe card

a child swings through the air
grabbing oxygen to breathe
relating images dear to the heart

i grew up watching “dark shadows”
a mind filled with vampires, werewolfs,
witches, and victorian houses

often these ingredients are thrown
into the soup to spice up the story
to surprise the ears and eyes

main ingredients:
love for family
love for Jesus

i embrace the myriad forms, not afraid to try a new recipe
and if i can make it my own - stir it up with cayenne pepper
i’ll gladly sip it, taste it, savor it, hope you love it too

as i flip through the stack of cards, tree bark is a much
favored ingredient, and a dash of poppies, honeysuckle,
and coffee beans – yes, you heard me right. don’t judge

my recipe, you have yours.

1/21/2017

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Sunita U.D Palawon February 13, 2017 at 10:43 AM Awesome. Congrats on your win. :) Kim Rodrigues February 13, 2017 at 11:25 AM Thank you, Sunita!

Agnes Krampe February 12, 2017 at 6:04 PM Congrats, Kim. Kim Rodrigues February 12, 2017 at 8:15 PM Thank you, Agnes!

Darren White February 12, 2017 at 4:52 AM Coming back with congratulations for you :) Kim Rodrigues February 12, 2017 at 6:31 AM Thanks, Darren! Kim Rodrigues February 12, 2017 at 6:26 AM Thanks, Darren!

Phillip Garcia February 11, 2017 at 9:19 PM Sounds like a perfectly delightful recipe to me. This is a great poem. Congrats! Kim Rodrigues February 11, 2017 at 9:53 PM Thank you, Phillip!

Joseph May February 11, 2017 at 9:14 PM It takes a little bit of every thing to make soup...Congrats on your win Kim Kim Rodrigues February 11, 2017 at 9:53 PM Thank you, Joseph!

Afzal Nusker January 24, 2017 at 11:39 PM A very fun filled way of writing a recipe of your soup. Love it. Kim Rodrigues January 25, 2017 at 8:34 AM Thanks so much, Afzal! :)

Darren White January 23, 2017 at 1:49 AM I think my recipe is something that is so diverse that it doesn't taste good anymore, too much going on there :) Yours is spicy and yummie! Kim Rodrigues January 23, 2017 at 6:54 AM Thanks, Darren! I suppose my love for Cayenne pepper comes out even in my poetry! LOL

Andrea Dietrich January 22, 2017 at 10:18 AM Very clever way to do this contest theme, Kim. Love that ending on it. Daniel is wrong. Dark Shadows was great fun. haha Kim Rodrigues January 22, 2017 at 10:42 AM Thank you, Andrea! My childhood bff said I used to run home to watch it...lol! I guess Dark Shadows was the "Twilight" of its day.

Daniel Turner January 22, 2017 at 9:34 AM Mrs Kim, you have to admit, Dark Shadows was a lousy soap. I'm not judging. Pass me a bowl of that soup:) Kim Rodrigues January 22, 2017 at 10:40 AM LOL...the 60's show was fun though I've swayed away from most of those things over the years. Thank you, Daniel!