Taste by Diane Jardel

Cutting the courgettes 

Snap, snap, snap

Glossy green skill.

Dicing the purple aubergine,

Sweating it with salt

Drain the bitter juice

Eating together

the lemon flavour coming 

punching through

the underlying spice

of mustard and cardamom seeds;

next the earthy taste

of the potato

Embracing the gently sweet taste

Of the spinach

Still with its vital

life giving audacity.

The rice is the tender

and savoury, setting 

off  the moderate heat

pleasure as she swallows it slowly

They dip the fresh

sweet strawberries

into  hot chocolate fondue

laced with brandy

and taste its sensuality;

and bite into the rich tangy

exotic fruit

She looks into his eyes

And asks for water.

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BIO: DIANE JARDEL - a published author of poems and stories; a vegan gourmet and  I love to capture the wonder of nature on camera.  I am also a writing group addict.

My poem 'The Mirror' is published in 'The Poetic Bond' by Trevor Maynard
I was featured poet of the month for December on www.muttonline.com
I started Fermanagh Creative Writing Group here in Enniskillen and registered it as an educational charity.

I post my stories and poems regularly on Stories Space.