I just love it. I'm going to see if I can print it on a colour printer and use it for a dinner for some friends. I think it would be a lovely menu and quite a starter to conversation about food, birds and poetry.
A poem that captures sensuous moments - I like it!
July 20, 2013 at 1:14 PM
While de-cluttering, I came across this poem by Charles Simic.
It was in an Eating Well magazine.
I liked everything about it -- the words, the image, the invitation.
So, I decided to share it with you.
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We are going to serve a late lunch
For a few close friends in the garden.
We'll start with a cold squid salad,
A pot of black and green olives,
And a loaf of homemade bread to wipe
The garlic and the oil off our plates
Between the sips of the yellow wine.
And if some bird graciously assents
To sing for us after the grilled lamb,
The cheeses and the wild blueberries,
We'll raise our glasses and toast
The golden light between the leaves,
The shadows on the lawn, lengthening,
And keep them raised till the song is over.
~Charles Simic
12 Comments
Close this window Jump to comment formHow lovely! Thank you for sharing, this one is new to me and I love it. Minerva x
July 18, 2013 at 5:48 AM
Love this retro design!
July 18, 2013 at 6:00 AM
I like the poem's illustration too, although it looks like the bird is not so much trilling as squawking.
July 18, 2013 at 8:02 AM
It's amazing what we find when we de- cluttere. Lovely.
July 18, 2013 at 8:57 AM
I just love it. I'm going to see if I can print it on a colour printer and use it for a dinner for some friends. I think it would be a lovely menu and quite a starter to conversation about food, birds and poetry.
July 18, 2013 at 9:26 AM
Now that IS nice! Thank you...
July 18, 2013 at 9:30 AM
Lovely! A wonderful moment of summer, a meal, nature and good friends.
July 18, 2013 at 10:02 AM
This is wonderful! And yes, beautiful invitation and words. :)
I love Eating Well magazine, btw. Many great, healthy recipes in there!
July 18, 2013 at 11:20 AM
Quite lovely - it made me feel very peaceful.
July 18, 2013 at 1:23 PM
That sounds idyllic...and divine! xo
July 18, 2013 at 2:06 PM
I adore the words and the design as well. Very nice.
July 18, 2013 at 8:38 PM
A poem that captures sensuous moments - I like it!
July 20, 2013 at 1:14 PM