Monday, January 28, 2013

Vamp


a murderous
winter passion
held its icy grip

on juicy melons,
mellow-rich

the blood
of raspberries
stained her fingertips

and mouth, lost
in strawberry sublime

found every drop
of juice
every seed

divine



Copyright © 2013 Jennifer Wagner
  
My smoothie obsession/therapy continues...

60 comments:

Brian Miller said...

mmm...i love berries...and truth be told i would take fruit over chocolate any day...smoothies...mm...now that would be nice...even in the cold...ha.

Ella said...

Yum! I wrote about berries in my blog post! I do crave sweet, especially on icy winter days!

This is gorgeous :D

Claudia said...

nice...raspberry blood staining her fingertips..i want it to be summer after reading this...sigh...and cool title...i'm a strawberry vamp...smiles

Anonymous said...

Just what I needed - a very tasty fruit salad, with ice.

Mary said...

Yum! What a delicious write! I haven't had a smoothie in a while...but you have whetted my appetite!

Anonymous said...

Yum...oh yes need a fruit salad myself...very nice.

ayala said...

Sigh...I love raspberries and this is a delightful write.

Sarav said...

Berries are my favorite! My mouth is watering...a wonderful poem, dripping with pleasure :-)

Jim said...

I'm not a Smoothie enthusiast those you are naming off sound really good. I like berries, that may help. Melons, well, ...
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colleen said...

A blight of cold, a stab on fruit flesh.

Wendy Bourke said...

This is extremely clever imagery (I'm thinking Agatha Christie, here. Apparently - I seem to recall - the most read writer ever). Or, something along those lines.

vamp, murderous, passion, rich, blood, stained, fingertips, every drop, divine

Delicious (excuse the horrible pun) tongue in cheek - capture. And really, really delightful, Jennifer.




















vamp,

anthonynorth said...

Tasty words. Nice one.

Sadia Khan said...

Yummy...can taste the dripping juice ...

ND Mitchell said...

Loved "the blood of raspberries" . Great image. An extraordinary everyday mystery!

Frank Watson said...

Delicious!

blueness said...

yum....now i want some berries' juice. so delicious indeed, i can almost feel the taste :)

Jennifer Wagner said...

The color alone of a berry smoothie is like a jewel in the winter for me :-)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thanks Ella! And congrats again on the publication! :-)

Jennifer Wagner said...

you and me both...summer can't get here too quickly :-)

Jennifer Wagner said...

delicious :)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Throw in some dark greens and chia seeds and you've got a super food :-)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Helps a bit on a winter day...thank you Di :)

Jennifer Wagner said...

mmm me too...thank you very much :)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thank you Sara! Happy day to you :-)

Jennifer Wagner said...

To each his own :)

Jennifer Wagner said...

slurp :)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Oh you so get me Wendy! Love that.

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thank you sir :)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thanks for coming by Sadia :)

Jennifer Wagner said...

I love a good mystery :)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thanks Frank! You are awesome!

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thank you very much yelena...great to see you, happy day to you~

Lisa Williams said...

A mouth watering poem, love raspberries can't wait til summer.

Valleypoet said...

I could taste the fruit when I was reading this, nicely done:-))

Ginny Brannan said...

Aww, the sweet tastes of summer. A nice reminder of warmer days and delicious things to come as we sit stuck in this chilly January!

Jennifer Wagner said...

Oh I am pining for summer too...

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thank you very much for coming by and commenting sir :-)

Jennifer Wagner said...

'warmer days' sound so good right now :) thank you Ginny.

mrs mediocrity said...

Great visuals, scents, sensuality to this... Now I am hungry!

Unknown said...

this is so luscious!

aelfbee said...

A smoothie is better than an Icy.

Unknown said...

Your smoothies sound way better than mine!!!!!

Sherry Blue Sky said...

I think we are all missing summer berries to the max! Loved it. Now I have berries on my mind.

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thanks Kelly!

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thank you!

Jennifer Wagner said...

ha...especially those Icee's...

Jennifer Wagner said...

I'm convinced it's the blender :P

Jennifer Wagner said...

I'm using organic frozen ones...wish it were summer to get them fresh!

Beth Winter said...

Ohh... a smoothie. I must go to the store. This is literally delicious.

Jennifer Wagner said...

Hope you enjoy yours :)

Judy Roney said...

What an icy delight! (the poem and the thoughts of smoothies!)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thank you Judy :-)

Anonymous said...

A wonderfully refreshing take on the prompt!
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Jennifer Wagner said...

Thanks for saying so :)

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Susan said...

Yum! Perfect after-shoveling treat--if already in the icebox and not killed in the field!

Jennifer Wagner said...

Indeed! :-)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thanks for following! Looking forward to more of your work :-)

Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Beautifully sensual!

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thanks Rosemary.