I give you bowls of sugar
and get back teaspoons of salt.
I don’t understand this
reverse alchemy,
how you can turn
celestial dust into mere
dirt. But those weaving
fingers of yours wave
like golden wheat nonetheless,
and I keep hoping
that the next time I give you
seedless grapes,
you’ll give me back more
than just the seeds.
Author notes
I don't know if it's kosher to use my own contest prompt lol. But here it is.
This isn't about any of my recent contests or the entries in them, but I have had some problems in the past...I'll leave it at that lol.
A contest entry
- Most Inspiring Contest Hosts for October by ea.
600 points, ended November 11, 2007, 17 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Speak your mind.
Comments
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I enjoyed this, love the metaphors oh and yes this is so true a wonderful way to get it through, I had some idea to write something on this angle but then I wanted to write something funny and light to bring a smile to the wonderful host "ea". to be fair I had some wonderful entries in my contests recently...
Loved this congratulations an excellent take on the prompt.
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yes, I could immediately relate this to hosting - very well indeed! I think it's a great metaphor! This is really well done - I love that you used your own contest idea, too. I always want to write for my contests and sometimes have added poems to the final notes, but it makes me a little self-conscious, especially 'cause no one cares.
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You're right, no one does care, which is a shame lol. But I do still feel self-conscious using my own prompt.
Thanks for hosting - I'm glad you found my contest to be inspiring! 
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