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Tasting

Treacly sweet is the juice of summer berries, 
enervating me to anticipate it upon my lips.
Savoring the confection of melted chocolate 
is a delicious flavor to lick from my fingertips.

Intoxicating my palate, is a decadent wine.
Ripened grapes leave me in a euphoric state.
Bacchus would claim, "It's simply divine!"
To slake my thirst, I'd not choose to abate.

But there are other flavors, not so appealing...
salty tears that have coursed from my eyes
or the taste of goodbye from a lover's kiss.
Bitter is the sapidity of a soul's sorrowful cries.

After tasting pure honey of unmitigated love,
there can be no substitute for the syrupy mead.
When sipped from lips, once tenderly kissed,
the desire for more becomes an obsessive need.

Copyright © Lin Lane | Year Posted 2023

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Sara Kendrick Date: 9/15/2023 3:37:00 AM Congratulations on this winning work in Lasaad's contest. Way to go. Sara Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 9/15/2023 5:36:00 AM Thank you, Sara.

Unseeking Seeker Date: 9/13/2023 7:02:00 PM Ah, the taste of love! A fitting finale! Warmest congratulations on your win, with this exquisite poem, Lin Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 9/13/2023 7:11:00 PM How very generous are your comments. Thank you very much, Seeker.

Sotto Poet Date: 9/13/2023 11:44:00 AM Dear friend Lin, I am truly delighted to offer my sincere congratulations for your well-earned win in my contest. Your poetry is truly awe-inspiring, as you express your ideas with remarkable accuracy and grace. Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 9/13/2023 11:49:00 AM I'm grateful you've found my entry to your liking, Lasaad. Enough to honor it with a placement... I appreciate and value your thoughts. Thank you.

Deb M Date: 9/7/2023 4:54:00 PM Very beautifully written in Lin-style! Love it! Debx Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 9/7/2023 8:55:00 PM You’re such a kind friend. Thank you, Deb.

Yann Rolland Date: 9/7/2023 3:30:00 PM this is artful and wonderful, so delic..ious to imagine these flavors, enjoyed my reading very much Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 9/7/2023 3:32:00 PM Thank you, yann. I enjoyed your comments very much.

Jeff Connelly Date: 9/7/2023 2:41:00 PM I totally love your word choices in this one Lin. Thanks Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 9/7/2023 2:44:00 PM I am very flattered, Jeff and thank you.

David Kavanagh Date: 9/7/2023 1:52:00 PM You have a very perceptive palate Lin, indeed some events can leave a bitter aftertaste, whilst others are almost an addiction, you have tackled a broad spectrum of taste quite literally and figuratively in this wonderful poem, a winner in my eyes, brilliant, cheers David Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 9/7/2023 2:41:00 PM Some things that leave us with an acid taste upon the tongue often leaves a longer lasting bitterness upon the heart. Thanks for your thoughtful sentiments, David.