2009
10.05
10.05
Stew simmers.
Savory smells mix together.
“Gimme.”
Succulent broth caresses the senses.
“Hurry!”
Steam stirs into small bubbles shooting upwards.
“Wanna trade?”
Sounds of steel clanking on the stove seem to speak.
“Huh?”
Shooting forth – spilling over the edge the steam surges.
“Yeah.”
While slurping on some scintillating soup, a birthright dies.
This is a very insightful poem! It captures how we often trade long-term goals and promises for immediate gratification. And I love the graphic!!
Malia,
Thanks for the encouragement. I agree with you, it’s easy to become impulsive and prefer immediate gratification rather than fulfilling a promise or holding to a set of beliefs.
Thanks for your comment.
Matt
Wow, this website is really cool! I love your poems, except the last one I don’t get yet.
Nate,
Thanks for reading through the poems. I’m glad that you enjoyed reading them.
“Red” symbolizes the “red man” Esau of Genesis 25. Later, Esau would found the city of Edom, which has red soil. Also, the structure of the poem increases in length with each line, which supports the growing intensity of Esau’s impulsive appetites. Esau “bartered” (hence the graphic) away his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew. Thus, this poem warns against bartering away something important so that one can fulfill an immediate gratification. Instead, one should consider practicing self-control so that they can attain a prize worth living for!
Regards,
Matt