Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Egg Drop Soup


you wanted Chinese (Egg Drop Soup)
in China Town, in San Fran
you wanted a trolley car, a drive
down Lombard Street, fresh fish,
Pier 39, a night to remember
with a Gaint Home Run

i said, now about
sourdough, farm fresh
over easy, followed by Ghiraidelli chocolate licked
from my lips, just before
the big one hits, tipping
the richter scale
smashing china, blue to white

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21 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkyApril 19, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Wow, this one catches the reader with a surprise twist! I love the memories....then all of a sudden, the earthquake. Wonderful writing!

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  2. Brian MillerApril 19, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    you capture those san fran moments well...did you mean Giants home run? i remember the WS when the quake hit...

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  3. signed...bkmApril 19, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    i did brian but wrote (Gaint) it as a play on wording ...bkm

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  4. Lucy WestenraApril 19, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    After "chocolate licked from my lips" I'm getting metaphor? Should I be?

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  5. LynApril 19, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Thoroughly delicious and so San Fran..long may it stand!!

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  6. ClaudiaApril 19, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    i just wonder what kind of earthquake you're writing about...if i may say so... but maybe that's just me. beautfiul piece barbara

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  7. ElaineApril 19, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    I too am thinking like Claudia...Anyhow whatever the earthquake is...I love this
    piece of writing!

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  8. Dulçe ♥April 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Amazing sight you take me to.
    Great one piece,B.

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  9. philApril 19, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Wow.
    Now THIS is a poem.
    Beautiful. :)

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  10. JL DodgeApril 19, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    can just taste SF in your words !!
    Yummy
    JL&B

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  11. Isabel DoyleApril 20, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    I like your big hit!

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  12. Tess KincaidApril 20, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Romantic, edgy. A smash!

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  13. Steve IsaakApril 20, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    Loved this, for many reasons, one of them the fact that I live an hour away from the City, and visit it often. Wonderful work, as usual.

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  14. signed...bkmApril 20, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    thanks for commenting...Steve..I live two hours away...have been there many times...glad you could relate to it so well...bkm

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  15. ReflectionsApril 20, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    Fabulous glimmer of taste bud sensations leading to powerful dramas. Nice.

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  16. hyperCRYPTICalApril 21, 2011 at 2:23 AM

    Loved this! Excellent take!

    Anna :o]

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  17. The PoetApril 22, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    My word! You certainly packed a punch at the end. Nice.

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  18. TrellissimoApril 22, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    I like the metaphor as well as the literal interpretation.

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  19. LisaApril 23, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    I love the metaphor in this poem BKM. Nicely done.

    Lisa
    InspiredbyLisa

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  20. singkittyle000April 23, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Ooooohh...I love it...

    It's like...I don't get it that much...(I guess cuz I'm youngish) but I like it when I don't really understand a poem....because then I know it means a lot more than meets the eye! To know there are things out of my reach is a great gift.

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  21. The Blog of BeeApril 23, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Sensational!

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