Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Deep Fried Puddle



A frozen puddle
reminded me of a chicken thigh
lightly dusted with flour,
waiting on a deep dive
in roiling oil.

I thought about
stepping on the metaphor
but, decided not;
soon enough
it’d be cold broth
for a rising, hungry sun.

23 comments:

Devika Jyothi said...

Oh my! you did it again, Pat....i doubt if one can say it better :)

So good to have you back :)

wishes,
devika

Pris said...

Love this, and welcome back!!!

Inside our hands, outside our hearts said...

Wow, I agree ... you are wonderful at this. Makes me jealous...smiles.

I am glad to see you here. I have missed you.

Soft love,
T

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Masago said...

Delightful!

Yes said...

Pat--where in heck are you, to be crunching in frozen puddles at this time of year--I thought you were in the balmy South! I haven't seen frost yet in polar NYC.

I finally cheated on my vegetarian diet yesterday, after holding out for years since I gave up meat.
Couldn't resist that tender juicy stewed chicken wing...
and here you are with the thigh--!

Guess we're on the same hungry wavelength.

Hope you're here to stay, Pat, your words brighten the world!

jel said...

WOOHOO! A POSt from ya!


I take it ya are alive and well? :)

sage said...

It is good to see you back posting, Pat... You must have penned this last winter when you had an occassional freezing day.

dsnake1 said...

it's been a long while , Pat, but worth the wait. the sharp wit is still there. :)

Bill said...

Enjoyed this. And it's good to have you back in action.

Margie said...

Great poem!
Welcome back!

Margie:)

Elena Horowitz-Brookes said...

You've managed to make me feel hungry, cold and funnybone tickled, all at the same time, as only you can. So glad you're back!! Missed you!

gautami tripathy said...

You are back..with a BANG!

I have missed your poetry, you know.

Rethabile said...

Hi Pat. Good to have you back.

erato said...

nice...very nice =)

whispers said...

Glad to have you back.

Enjoying reading your post again and as always brilliant as ever

:)

(Drop by my new blog - old and new stuff on there)

Devika Jyothi said...

Wish you and family a Very Happy Nw Year, Pat :)

wishes,
devika

Simply Poet said...

Sir,
you have an awesome collection of poetry

do check out
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Login and post so that people can appreciate your wonderful verse and get to know that poets like you are still there and blogging !!

ms Givens said...

I like. I like allot!

Devika Jyothi said...

Its been so, so long...Aren't you coming back again, Pat?

Hope you are doing good...and look forward to see your posts :)

wishes,
devika

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Help us to share your poetry :)

Devika Jyothi said...

Almost a full year and a half has gone Pat Sir...won't you come back at all?

wishes,
devika

Pris said...

I miss you, too!