Saturday, October 23, 2010

an ode

the contours
the grace
yet you will burn me
moisture escapes from your orifice
snakes of steam hiss out of you
I am in awe of you

"indulge me, pressure cooker"

24 comments:

Brian Miller said...

haha. love the close as i thought this was going somewhere else...lol. nice 160.

Mona said...

For a while, my mind was in the gutter ;D

Sherri B. said...

Passionate, dangerous...loved it!

Monkey Man said...

Like Mona, my mind started in the gutter. Great 160 and thanks for playing.

SandyCarlson said...

I fear mine! Perhaps it reminds me of myself....

PattiKen said...

Dangerous, indeed. But ah, consider the rewards.

spiritsoflena said...

Nicely done!! very clever.

Anonymous said...

Hot.

Please have a good new week.



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Tammie Lee said...

such a wild combination of qualities, I would be in awe as well.

Unknown said...

heh Mona, me too :)

and that hissing used to scare the heck out of me

Ramesh Sood said...

I remember one blsting in our kitchen.. thankfully none was around.. but then to be so contemplative..you continue to amaze me Gautami..

Strummed Words said...

A pressure cooker as metaphor :) Nicely done!

irene said...

Surprising!

eyeography said...

haha...a clever one..nice :)

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

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Me said...

Haha...nicely played. :)
-C

joanna said...

Sensual, steamy, daringly delicious.

Nicely crafted for any kind of poem.

Joanny

Alice Audrey said...

Pressure cookers are well worthy of the awe.

Amity said...

didn't know it's a pressure cooker, til u said so!

nice work!

Geraldine said...

This is intense Gautami. A very original look at grace.

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Sheila said...

good one! We just used our pressure cooker this past weekend too! I like the surprise ending here...nice 160

Dianne said...

OK....Ooooo Kayyyyy
I love this hot piece!

Patti said...

That was great! Good one!

gabrielle said...

steamy, delicious.