Thursday, March 09, 2006

for my brothers and sisters at Lent

Scentual Satisfaction

Throw open the spice cupboard
Indulge in gustatory gluttony
Follow your nose wherever it leads you


Savor the thought of well-cooked meat
Salivate with the embarrassing abundance barbecue inspires
Let the greed spread across your mind like a grin


Picture piles of produce fresh from the field
Revel in the color and the shapes
Finger the memories lovingly and with gratitude


A true connoisseur prefers simple food simply cooked
Just a bowl of rice perfectly steamed with a pinch of salt

Cup the bowl in your hands
Inhale a pure fragrance
Ahhhhh.

Did you catch it?
The scent of shepherd returned from the pasture
Satisfaction.

1 comment:

Trent_Dougherty said...

Nice, I like the alliteration especially.

It *is* good to get back to the simple.