THE TASTE OF LIFE

THE TASTE OF LIFE

Drink the hot life with eager lips,

The cold fingers blow warm,

The shallow feelings cherish,

The deep deep fear hide away,

The raven of despair send off,

Say never again, say it, again.

Eat the grapes with sharp teeth,

The dripping pear with leaking juice,

The sour, sour lime bittersweet,

The mist in whirlwind  send away,

The bird rising from itself.

See it fly in blinding colors.

Eat with ten feeling fingers

The food given to you

The tantalising teasing

The lips opening to take in

The final taste of life

And rise, and fly, and live.

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Poem by Darren White

November 3, 2016