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a poem by Beth Browne
Dinner Out
Tapas is tiny
portions of
exquisite foods
in bizarre combinations
like cubes of
roasted sweet potatoes
with a bitter lacy lettuce.
You are represented
by the fluted white
ramekin of
chocolate and rosewater
pots de crème
with a dollop of cream
on top.
It is slightly floral,
sweet and light
and I want to
put my tongue
in the dish
to fetch out the last
taste of it.
But that would
be unseemly
in this upscale
eatery
so instead I
suck my spoon
watch the curve
of your jaw
and wait until
we get home.
portions of
exquisite foods
in bizarre combinations
like cubes of
roasted sweet potatoes
with a bitter lacy lettuce.
by the fluted white
ramekin of
chocolate and rosewater
pots de crème
with a dollop of cream
on top.
sweet and light
and I want to
put my tongue
in the dish
to fetch out the last
taste of it.
be unseemly
in this upscale
eatery
so instead I
suck my spoon
watch the curve
of your jaw
and wait until
we get home.