"Life is the dancer and you are the dance."
— Eckhart Tolle

Friday, January 21, 2011

"For the Love of Fruit" big tent poetry #37-something about food

A walk through
the crowded market
flowing bins
greens, reds, pinks
superfluity of fruit
rainbow of nature
 
Fragrance fills
the air, as berries
hit the floor
women chat 
the scene comes alive
prickly pears – mamey

Such richness
starfruit from heaven
sweetness found
in my hands
pomegranates nestled snug
bouquet for my lips

Melons sing
chorus for a pence
papayas
gaze upon
pitaya, red dragon fruit
a beauty – behold

I walk past
the sapodilla
rugged, brown
you catch my
eye, delectable, honeyed
lonely mangoes sigh
Posted by flaubert at 2:23 AM

44 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    This brought back lovely memories of tropical scenes. Thank you.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:20 AM

    I love the colour and abaundance in this poem.

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  3. SarahJaneJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    This suggest a real love affair.
    enjoyed,
    sarah

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  4. Laurie KolpJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    This makes my senses come alive... I love the sensuality here, too. Very nice!

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  5. KellyJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    What a rich and colorful portrait. Really captures the vibrancy of a farmers' market. Nice!

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  6. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Viv, I'm still amazed at the variety of fruit here.I know many are from Asia and now grow seasonally on the coast. The most surprising thing is the cost, fruit is cheap. In the states some of these exotic fruits are expensive.

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  7. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Thanks Tilly, I love fruit.

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  8. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    Sarah, produce markets are a feast for the eyes in this country.

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  9. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    Laurie being from the states, it still amazes me to walk into the market. Everything is so colourful.

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  10. RJ ClarkenJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Ummmm...your poem makes my mouth water for such fruits! I love how the melons sing! I think all fruit joins in that chorus!

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  11. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    Thanks Kelly and it is always fun to go to the market, so much to pick from.

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  12. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    RJ, I think you are right. The first time I saw a pitaya, I had to try it. It is one of the most beautiful fruits I have ever seen. It is also quite delicious.

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    When I tour children in the museum, I like to ask them to look for art wherever they are and use the example of markets. You have painted a masterpiece!

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  14. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    Victoria, how nice of you to say. It is like looking at a painting in many ways.

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  15. Tumblewords:January 21, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    Beautiful! One of my favorite things about the southern world - reasonably priced exotic fruit - ah, how wonderful.

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    God i want to go to a fruit market place in Italy with the cobbled streets and the warm screams of the sells and buyers rushing to get the best fruits.....amazing :) and i dont even like fruits that much and now i wanna go to a fruit market and touch and taste fruits

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  17. LindaJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    Oh-take me to that market!

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  18. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    Susan, it has become one of my favourites also.
    An avocado is 5-6 pesos approximately 60 cents and unheard of in the states.

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  19. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    mis, Sounds delightful. The markets in Mexico are vibrant and alive. We live around the corner from a small fruit and vegetable stand, that has everything including fresh herbs. I love it.

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  20. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    Linda, come on down. It is an experience.

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  21. ElizabethJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    You bring it alive and give it color, then let it sing. What more could you ask? I'm hungry now.

    Elizabeth

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    i love the direct address near the end: "you catch my eye."

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  23. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Elizabeth, I was wondering where this prompt would take me. And fruit was all that came to mind.

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  24. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Carolee, sapodilla is a little brown fruit, not that attractive, but what waits inside is pure delight. Just scooped out with a spoon, it is yummy and sweet.

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  25. mareymercyJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Love it - so vivid!

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  26. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    This poem is so refreshing I feel like I just bathed in the perfume of fruit!

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  27. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Thanks Twitches.

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  28. flaubertJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    The variety is amazing here Jeanne.
    Thanks.

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  29. Ron.January 22, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    I, too, enjoy the sight of it each in proximity to the other, as much as the taste. Well done.

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  30. barbaraJanuary 22, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Nice, Pam. It jostles like a market

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  31. markJanuary 22, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    This "sounds" as wonderful to me as it visualizes in my mind....

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  32. nanJanuary 22, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    I like the line "superfluity of fruit" very much. This was delectable.

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  33. Erin DavisJanuary 22, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Delectable!

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  34. Dick JonesJanuary 23, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    This colourful celebration of fruit'n'veg abundance presents as a sort of counterpart to mine: where I'm suspicious of the exotica, you indulge them!

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  35. flaubertJanuary 23, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    Yes, Ron the colours and the tastes.

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  36. flaubertJanuary 23, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    Thanks Barb.

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  37. flaubertJanuary 23, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    It is a treat going to the market here, Mark.

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  38. flaubertJanuary 23, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Thanks nan.

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  39. flaubertJanuary 23, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    Erin, I enjoyed your cheesecake poem:)

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  40. flaubertJanuary 23, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Dick, I love the exotic fruits in Mexico.

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  41. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    I love the line "superfluity of fruit."

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  42. DebJanuary 23, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    Mmm. You capture a scene I want to be immersed in. :-)

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  43. flaubertJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Donna thanks and I loved this prompt.

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  44. flaubertJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Deb, this prompt was a good one, and fruit is what came to mind.

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