Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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SPICY SORTS
Sometimes, tears are just that, salty reminders.
Like onion rings on chopping boards;
Concentric multi-layered.
Then there are sneezes, when black pepper,
Sprinkles into loneliness, and no one's about
To say gesundheit.
Longing recalls warmly, nutmeg, grated
Into sticky dough, for coconut sweet bread
SPICY SORTS © gillena cox 2017

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18 comments:

  1. Kerry O'ConnorSeptember 26, 2017 at 1:34 PM

    You worked the emotions and spices very well together.

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    1. Gillena CoxSeptember 26, 2017 at 3:25 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Kerry

      much love...

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  2. Paul John DearSeptember 26, 2017 at 2:00 PM

    A palette of emotion and flavor with which you cooked up a beaut.

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    1. Gillena CoxSeptember 26, 2017 at 3:30 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Paul

      much love...

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  3. brudbergSeptember 26, 2017 at 2:25 PM

    So much from those spices... indeed a whole life's dish.

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  4. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comSeptember 26, 2017 at 2:57 PM

    Loving this!

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  5. Frank HubenySeptember 26, 2017 at 3:25 PM

    I like the idea of tears being salty reminders.

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  6. AnotherFearlessYear.netSeptember 26, 2017 at 3:25 PM

    Wonderful! I especially like the sneezes from black pepper. At my house, whenever I sneeze after adding black pepper to a dish, I say, "That's it! I'm never cooking with pepper again." Of course, I do, because it's such a delicious spice.

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  7. AngieSeptember 26, 2017 at 4:18 PM

    Gillena, do you have the recipe for coconut sweet bread? you've got me wanting some

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    1. Gillena CoxSeptember 27, 2017 at 10:13 AM

      Oh dear i thought of putting a link, then didnt. Will hop over to your blog and leave you a link

      much love...

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  8. ✿September 26, 2017 at 11:25 PM

    I love this.

    ~marley

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  9. Sanaa RizviSeptember 27, 2017 at 4:26 AM

    Beautifully eloquent!!💕

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    1. MishOctober 1, 2017 at 7:02 PM

      I love the way you gently stirred spices into emotions. Thanks for joining in with the prompt.

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  10. Gillena CoxOctober 4, 2017 at 11:31 AM

    Happy you dropped in to read mine Mish

    Much love...

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