Image by Adriaen van Utrecht / Rijksmuseum
Yes. Feast your eyes. I am centrepiece, after all. Summer’s expanding belly come to laze, somnolent. The sun, a kind benevolence on this good life. Eat your fill and be done. I siesta, waiting for you, of all the ways you’ll bite . . .
. . . you can read the rest of the poem here.
© N Nazir 2023
*My greatest thanks to Visual Verse for publishing my poem this month ❤ And so nice to see many of my fellow bloggers also make it in! It’s like we’ve got VV covered! From all the submissions in the world, the WP bloggers are all over it 🙂
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*Shared for dVerse Open Link Night, hosted by Bjorn.
gorgeously rendered, Sunra ❤
~David
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Thank you, David! 💖 Appreciated ☺️
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“Whrn warmth shivers”. Wish I’d thought of that.
I like your using the viewpoint of the meal waiting to be devoured, too. Very cool piece, Sunra. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you, Michael! Ha ha, I hope that line gave you cosy vibes. Appreciated 🌟
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I love the feast you found in the picture… I wouldn’t mind be part of such sharing.
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Ha ha, thank you! The more the merrier! 😀
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Björn–VV posts a new prompt image on the first of each month.
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My goodness you took my breath away with this one, Sunra!! 😍 Many many congratulations on having your poem published in Visual Verse. I especially love; “The grape is an equation of elements and asks for alchemy. It wants crushing, to brouhaha. And then to languish.” 💖💖
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Thanks so much, Sanaa! 💖 Yeah I like those lines too, ha ha! ☺️
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Well-done and congratulations, Sunra. Last month and this month, so many familiar names!
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Thank you, Merril! 💖 Yeah, it’s awesome to see! I saw yours too, I really enjoyed it. Congratulations to you too!
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You’re very welcome! 💙
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I love the poem, the food, AND the music, which is completely new to me – WOW!
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😂 Thank you, Peter! 💖 Yeah the B-52s are quite an old band. They were quite big in the 90s. You must surely have heard the song Love Shack?
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There’s no surely about it – It completely passed me by!
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Oh my goodness, Peter! Well, here it is, just for you! ❤
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No excuse, but I was in Germany at the time!
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I knew you had a good reason!
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Congrats!!
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Thanks Bob!
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Here comes a catfish chased by a dogfish, look out for that piranha!
I’ve been watching the adventures of Leon the Lobster on Youtube. This fellow bought a live lobster at the grocery store but kept him as a pet named Leon. He took the rubber bands off his claws and dumped him in this big fish tank. he feeds him prawns and stuff, and he has a cave made of rocks and stuff that he likes and when he molted he was all shiny and bright (and bigger!) and no more rubber band marks on his claws. Leon’s a star, he even has merch! I ❤ Leon1
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Wow, I just googled it and watched some of the footage. That is actually quite amazing. I think the lobster is a spectacular creature and I love that this guy took him home and kept him as a pet. Leon the lobster is adorable! 💖
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Ikr? I am just amazed at how complex Leon is with all his legs and things and just all the interesting stuff he does.
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❤
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Loveleeee. And I love B52. Xoxo
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Thank you, Selma! 💖
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Well done, and congratulations! (K )
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Thank you, K! 💖
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Congratulations, Sunra!!! This piece is glorious, you have such a talent with words. Keep on shining, my friend 🤍🤗
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Thanks so much, Grace ❤ Really appreciate your kind words, my friend 🙂
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Mmm…what a feast you laid, Sunra! Absolutely fantastic! Love it, my chick! ❤️❤️
Congratulations! 😊
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Ha ha! 😀 Thanks so much, Punam, my dear ❤ So glad you enjoyed it ❤
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You are most welcome. 😊❤️
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Congratulations! I love Visual Verse. I enjoyed the complete lusciousness of your poem. You brought the picture to life.
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Thanks so much, Ali! 💖
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Deliciousness describes your poem! What an amazing image too.
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Thank you, Helen! 💖
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