Tasting Wine with a Poet

A synesthetic journey

Can a lilac ever be velvet?

Or a river of chocolate melt into the sun,
whose yellow fingers reach to the sky,
like shards of lemon?

And can a violet actually taste chalky,
like it’s mingled with the loamy earth?

Or can lingering tannins soak
into the dirt
where tobacco grows?

Perhaps there’s a ring of plum jam,
rimmed with a hint of tangerine?

Or maybe the vanilla notes
just scream
to be heard
over the yeasty bread?

Or who knows?

I can almost taste a hint of pencil lead,
or musky rose,
or not-yet ripe blackberry
with a cherry nose.

What a delight to savor the wine
with a sensorial experience
that maybe only a poet
truly knows!

I hope you enjoyed this little “sip” of a poem. You might also enjoy:

Poem and photos ©Erika Burkhalter. All rights reserved.

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