Baklava
A tantalizing true love of mine39 total reviews
Comment from lyenochka
MMMM! You made that baklava sound so sensuously delicious ! I loved the "its song is sung like
a sensuous slow-dance beat."
I can see why this was the winner! Congratulations!!
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2022
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MMMM! You made that baklava sound so sensuously delicious ! I loved the "its song is sung like
a sensuous slow-dance beat."
I can see why this was the winner! Congratulations!!
Comment Written 22-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2022
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I totally appreciate that! Thank you very much.
Comment from Liz O'Neill
I love baklava too. You have created a perfect image for the reader. You appeal to many senses. If the reader has never had the opportunity to savor this delicacy, they will be able to vicariously enjoy. Well written.
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2022
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I love baklava too. You have created a perfect image for the reader. You appeal to many senses. If the reader has never had the opportunity to savor this delicacy, they will be able to vicariously enjoy. Well written.
Comment Written 19-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2022
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Okay! After a three-year hiatus, I have returned to discover so many unanswered reviews! Thank you for this one. It was delightfully encouraging...plus it made me hungry.
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Welcome back
Comment from rama devi
Congrats on winning the contest, dear friend. I notice you've not been much active on FS (me too). Hope you do come back. Or send me another book! *wink* I love your witty voice plus your keen sense of the music of words. This has a bouncy, whimsical beat and fine phonics in phrasing with all the alliteration, rhyme and assonance. I like the well timed internal rhyme of sung and tongue and coat and throat. Fingers and lingers are a fun rhyme pair matched with tinglers (made up words are so much fun!)
Love,
rd
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2022
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Congrats on winning the contest, dear friend. I notice you've not been much active on FS (me too). Hope you do come back. Or send me another book! *wink* I love your witty voice plus your keen sense of the music of words. This has a bouncy, whimsical beat and fine phonics in phrasing with all the alliteration, rhyme and assonance. I like the well timed internal rhyme of sung and tongue and coat and throat. Fingers and lingers are a fun rhyme pair matched with tinglers (made up words are so much fun!)
Love,
rd
Comment Written 02-Aug-2019
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2022
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Actually, I'm a year off, I realize now. I took a three-year, not a four-year hiatus. Anyway, it's good to have re-connected with you. Thanks for this review.
Comment from Susan Morritt
Hi Rachelle
I approached this review with curiosity, seeing as the title was referring to a (delicious) pastry. After reading your poem, I was very impressed with your ingenuity to write about a taste sensation for a romance poetry contest.
Your words "upon my tongue," "a sensuous slow-dance beat," "caress my throat," and "tinglers," all were suggestive of romance and erotic desire. Brilliant.
Susan
reply by the author on 15-Jul-2019
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Hi Rachelle
I approached this review with curiosity, seeing as the title was referring to a (delicious) pastry. After reading your poem, I was very impressed with your ingenuity to write about a taste sensation for a romance poetry contest.
Your words "upon my tongue," "a sensuous slow-dance beat," "caress my throat," and "tinglers," all were suggestive of romance and erotic desire. Brilliant.
Susan
Comment Written 15-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 15-Jul-2019
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Thank you, Susan. You totally got my strategy! xo
Comment from Lobber
Who doesn't love this sweet-- more than the Greeks... love your sultry "song is sung like
a sensuous slow-dance" ...dripping honey never sounded so sexy- Lobber
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Who doesn't love this sweet-- more than the Greeks... love your sultry "song is sung like
a sensuous slow-dance" ...dripping honey never sounded so sexy- Lobber
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Hahahaha. You are what you eat, you know, Lobber!
Comment from Diana L Crawford
You are going so good! I knew this perfect poem was yours!!! This stuff is some of the best stuff on earth! Every Friday at the "senior center", they held a bake sale and every week, some of this went home with me! So rich, but so good!! Yummmm!! xoxo
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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You are going so good! I knew this perfect poem was yours!!! This stuff is some of the best stuff on earth! Every Friday at the "senior center", they held a bake sale and every week, some of this went home with me! So rich, but so good!! Yummmm!! xoxo
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Decadent to the max! No wonder Greeks love to celebrate so much! If this was on my celebratory menu, I'd celebrate every day!!
Thanks for the nice review.
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Ha! Me too!
Comment from Sylvia Page
Hello, what a wonderfully mouth-watering dessert traditionally made with layers of filo pastry and nuts held together with honey. Give me baklava anytime for that as you say romance with the tastebuds. Yummy!
Best wishes in the contest,
Sylvia
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Hello, what a wonderfully mouth-watering dessert traditionally made with layers of filo pastry and nuts held together with honey. Give me baklava anytime for that as you say romance with the tastebuds. Yummy!
Best wishes in the contest,
Sylvia
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Thank you for understanding, Sylvia. I appreciate this validating review!!
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Welcome
Comment from Janice Canerdy
Some desserts can be downright sexy, as this poem proves! This is skillfully-written, in lively, descriptive terms with excellent rhymes.
Superb description.
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Some desserts can be downright sexy, as this poem proves! This is skillfully-written, in lively, descriptive terms with excellent rhymes.
Superb description.
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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Thank you for this delicious review. I see you are a fan of this decadent treat!!
Comment from Six-Star Writer
I'm not sure how a baklava can sing a song. And I love Baklava, though I seldom buy it since it's so expensive. And I don't know how honey can drizzle "bud tinglers." If you're referring to taste buds, yes they to cause one to enjoy eating sweet things, but honey doesn't drizzle them, as they already exist separately from the honey in a person's body.
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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I'm not sure how a baklava can sing a song. And I love Baklava, though I seldom buy it since it's so expensive. And I don't know how honey can drizzle "bud tinglers." If you're referring to taste buds, yes they to cause one to enjoy eating sweet things, but honey doesn't drizzle them, as they already exist separately from the honey in a person's body.
Comment Written 14-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2019
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It was very generous of you to bestow five stars despite all the poetic license I took here. Thank you for the review.
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You're welcome. But is it really "poetic license," or flawed conceptualations. No disrespect intended.
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Oh, of course not! And certainly none taken. (I think you've got some poetic license going with that "conceptualations" word you used there. Didn't it come up with a red line under it? No disrespect intended.)
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Nope. But I'm sure autocorrect took offense. It doesn't like when I spell words correctly. Nice chat, but I'm off to renew my poetic license. I think the Poetry DMV is open Sundays.
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No wonder you're a six star writer then, correcting the spelling of Autocorrect!! Very impressive.
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Yeah, and it's a six-star autocorrect, and it farts.
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Wow, you've got it all!!
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Almost all.
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Oh, come on; this is no time to start being humble!!
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I'm not being humble. Simple telling the truth: I ALWAYS have something else to write. And actually, I am fairly humble, but I end up not being able to maintain being so, given all the people who want to attack me. A person's gotta defend himself; it's human nature. You know what I mean? Oh, my Hot pockets are ready. Lunch time!☺
Comment from LisaMay
Aaaah... you torment me with this gorgeous Greek goddess of gobbling greedy goodness. I want some, I must have some. Your poem has incited me to get off my bum and out of the house to the nearest Turkish restaurant (no Greek ones handy). Pretty powerful poem!
reply by the author on 13-Jul-2019
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Aaaah... you torment me with this gorgeous Greek goddess of gobbling greedy goodness. I want some, I must have some. Your poem has incited me to get off my bum and out of the house to the nearest Turkish restaurant (no Greek ones handy). Pretty powerful poem!
Comment Written 13-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 13-Jul-2019
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Such super and scintillating syntax. Supreme thankssss!
