The Biscuit Eater

from outside a nest of light

warm with steam and quilt

and slippers worn with steps;

a kitchen ship and dad crunching

when I think of this

i nearly say i miss you

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

your closing line is what really jumps out at me ...preceding it is warm and genuine feelings for Da ... and i do miss mine as well ... i am very fortunate that my relationship with him survived my lunacy of "growing up" ... once that was accomplished we had many discussions and beers together ... he wasn't really a biscuit eater but he loved his Navy beans ;) your closing line makes me think that your speaker is hesitant to say "i miss you" for unknown reasons ..but i think of something abusive :( so glad you shared this Les ... it brought ol' Da to the forefront of my mind this morning
E.

[Leslie Philibert]

My thanks for looking at this ; here I try to look back,at all the things I should have said or thought...

[Einstein Noodle]

oh man do i hear that ...don't we all ..

[Cherrie Palmer]

Leaving the nest is bitter sweet
No matter how perfect the memory you can never go back

[Neville]

Sir you are directly responsible for invoking a delightful flood of memories and the faintest whiff of my own dear Dad's cologne and whom I still miss terribly. For that, I sincerely thank you.....Neville

[mou]

probably with the most fine feelings we try to reach at those golden moments..I too miss my father in these small vast way..I like it too much

[Leslie Philibert]

My thanks for looking at this !

[mou]

my pleasure

[Emily B]

it is amazing how full careful brevity can be. This is a very big poem :)

[Leslie Philibert]

As I get older I think more and more about the past, and I tried here to define my feelings. My thanks
for looking at this !

[jacob erin-cilberto]

reminds me of my dad and those midnight snack conversations...i miss him so...
thank you for this picture of him in my mind.

j.

[Leslie Philibert]

Thanks for looking at this, a short poem, I know, but I somehow couldn`t manage more than this image.
Maybe this is all I want to say, this picture.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i always feel "less is more"!