The Sucréd and the Proe Fyn
No added vanilla.
h/t The Waste Land
Today’s challenge: “write a poem that incorporates at least one of the following: (1) the villanelle form, (2) lines taken from an outside text, and/or (3) phrases that oppose each other in some way. ”
Filo Villanelle
Mixing memory and desire
Wilts the unfurling flower
Like a drought spell in the spring
I brush melted butter
Between sheer dough sheets of filo
I’m layering memory and desire
Slide it into the hot oven’s maw
Its element, desert sun shining down
Like a drought spell falling over spring
Scents of cranberry and brie bubble
The leaves now fall-crisp
Parcels of memory and desire
The mouth waters, the senses explode
Slide out the juxtaposed creation
Like a drought spell fell in spring
Small bites of savory and sweet
Mixing memory and desire
Spring leaves after the drought.
