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The Proper Audience

by Jim Moore

They should be almost like taste testers,
The good ones cleansing their palette
Before they go on to savor that next line--—
Dividing up sentences like cantaloupe quarters,
Pulling apart sections down to the last orange slice.

It's there, at the core,
Where they'll begin to linger over its distinct flavor--—
Delight in the first burst of irony
That leaves them craving more.

08/28/2007

Posted on 08/28/2007
Copyright © 2024 Jim Moore

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Angela Nuzzo on 08/29/07 at 08:16 AM

Very nice, Jim. I think we all crave this kind of audience. Someone who is actually HEARING our words & digesting every syllable. Great use of simile. :)

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 10/13/07 at 02:27 PM

Excellent analogy for readers or viewers for that matter.

Posted by A. Paige White on 06/02/15 at 04:26 AM

Wonderful POTD. I savored every line.

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