Blissful Balm (Imaginary Garden with Real Toads)

15 Aug 2012 13 Comments

by Sharp Little Pencil in POETRY Tags: Balm, Bliss, Chocolate, Consolation, Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Poets United

BLISSFUL BALM

O, the wondrous healing balm
comforting confectionery consolation

Whether this wellspring of pain
came from a broken romance
a broken promise
or a broken nail

All is made whole and well
by the soothing, sensual touch
of chocolate upon one’s tongue

For Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, a little something sweet. No ranting today…

Also at the poetic bakery where I needn’t press my nose against the glass, but simply walk in, Poets United… proud to be a member! Peace, Amy

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vivinfrance
Aug 16, 2012 @ 02:58:53

Amen.

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aprille
Aug 16, 2012 @ 04:14:09

Take care with chocolate: it can depress as well as uplift.
Powerful stuff, theobromine, and its effect can become homeopathic, even with as little as five grams per day. I’m no biochemist, but do speak from personal experience. I noticed a correllation and started looking into it when I found that even the tiniest amount altered my mood rather alarmingly.

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- Sharp Little Pencil
  Aug 17, 2012 @ 22:08:29
  
  I’m familiar with the concept… my former husband is a homeopath as well as a musician. We once did those experiments with different substances, all put in identical containers. You close your eyes, raise your dominant arm, and put the bottle against your thymus gland; then, you try to resist pressure from someone pressing down.
  
  I “failed” (was weakest) with powdered sugar, coffee, chocolate… you know, all the good stuff. Crap!!! Thanks, hon. Amy
  
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ella
Aug 16, 2012 @ 06:02:08

Ahhh, yes the food of Gods! so they say…
Fun to read and now guess what I want! ;D

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lmkazmierczak
Aug 16, 2012 @ 07:56:07

I’m with you on this one♫♪

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margaret
Aug 16, 2012 @ 19:07:49

Oh, the curing powers of decadent chocolate! Have you ever read the novel Chocolat? It is beautifully written.

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- Sharp Little Pencil
  Aug 17, 2012 @ 22:12:13
  
  Yes! And the movie, with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, is just as marvelous, especially Albert Molina in a supporting role…
  
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brian miller
Aug 16, 2012 @ 22:38:11

chocolate can def sooth the soul…smiles….nice alliteration at a couple points in this too…

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pandamoniumcat
Aug 17, 2012 @ 01:05:09

Chocolate always works…

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Polly Robinson
Aug 17, 2012 @ 01:40:47

Mmmmm … choc o late … a little of what you fancy does you good

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Dick Jones
Aug 17, 2012 @ 02:41:30

I like the sweet deceit in this, Amy! But being dairy free, I’m denied the poem’s claims…

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Daydreamertoo
Aug 17, 2012 @ 05:54:51

Ah…the comforting balm of chocolate on the tongue..so soooothing. But I agree, too much is harmful

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Lindy Lee
Aug 19, 2012 @ 16:00:36

Comic relief for the day, Amy. Thanks. Call me greedy but chocolate, vanilla & crème brûlée do it for me…

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