Praline in D Minor

Seeing through the eyes of synesthesia for Selene's contest.

as my fingers dance upon

the keys of my baby grand

I see midnight colliding

with dawn and feel

hot fudge slithering

over vanilla ice cream

walking along a wooded trail

I hear daylight raining down

to kiss the cheeks of the trees

and I taste honeysuckle as the vines

climb into my eye sockets

plucking apples from my mind

the blue of the sky floods my mouth

with the flavor of raspberries

and my ears fill with laughter

as I watch clouds chase each other

while the bashful sun plays

hide and seek behind them

when darkness falls

I sit at my baby grand

and pound on the keys

letting my ears sink their teeth

into the rich nutty chocolate

of praline in D minor

Reviews

[C]

Sweetly delicious.

[Poetic-Theorem]

Marvelous imagery that touches many senses, delicious treats woven all throughout your smooth flowing poem, lovely expressions. Awesome work. David

[Truman S. Booth]

I love baby grand pianos! And I love D minor! One flat makes it relatively easy.

And I love this poem! A painting of words, slipping between the bright colors of a playful sky and the dark shades of night and chocolate. My mind swirled the spectrum together beautifully as I read.

My favorite lines were "I hear daylight raining down" and "letting my ears sink their teeth into…". I'll never taste music the same way again. What wonderful warp-age of the senses. Thank you for this delicious late-night snack. (it's 11 here).

[Lilly Negoi]

aye - you got that right babe :) - it does taste D minor...

[Kerry O'Connor]

and I taste honeysuckle as the vines
climb into my eye sockets
plucking apples from my mind..

That is just exquisite!!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Extraordinary! Not only can one envision this but they can taste it.....like a real life Candy Land.....wonderful!

[Ruth]

This is sensational! The imagery used, the title..I have no words except WOW! LOVE it! xx

[Jūdan FyreHeart]

Very nicely done. You took us on a stroll through the complex and multi-layered world of a synesthete. The richness was brillant.

[Crowley]

mmmmmmmmmmm......this was scrumpdillyishus! What a delightful romp through every sensation in the book, and you all have to stop it, cuz you are making me hungry and I am trying to get my beach body bronze on...lol. Loved this alot. I am thinking I may have missed the boat...everyone used the food metaphors and lots of colors...mine is kinda depressing.....maybe I suck.

[Poetic Beauty]

This is very creative and it is delicious sounding. Now I want ice cream.