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
© 2012 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
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
Sharp Little Pencil 
vivinfrance
Amen.
aprille
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.
Sharp Little Pencil
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
ella
Ahhh, yes the food of Gods! so they say…
Fun to read and now guess what I want! ;D
lmkazmierczak
I’m with you on this one♫♪
margaret
Oh, the curing powers of decadent chocolate! Have you ever read the novel Chocolat? It is beautifully written.
Sharp Little Pencil
Yes! And the movie, with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, is just as marvelous, especially Albert Molina in a supporting role…
brian miller
chocolate can def sooth the soul…smiles….nice alliteration at a couple points in this too…
pandamoniumcat
Chocolate always works… 🙂
Polly Robinson
Mmmmm … choc o late … a little of what you fancy does you good 🙂
Dick Jones
I like the sweet deceit in this, Amy! But being dairy free, I’m denied the poem’s claims…
Daydreamertoo
Ah…the comforting balm of chocolate on the tongue..so soooothing. But I agree, too much is harmful 😉
Lindy Lee
Comic relief for the day, Amy. Thanks. Call me greedy but chocolate, vanilla & crème brûlée do it for me…