A smile blooms like a rose <br />kissed by the sun <br />The heart melts at the sight <br />of spaghetti with shitake <br />smoke transporting <br />the aroma of garlic enticing <br />nostrils awaiting <br />the landing of bites <br />on a mouth anticipating <br />delight to alight <br />from a forkful of noodles <br />thoughtfully al dente <br />drenched with a sauce <br />of love served <br />on a plate. <br /> <br /> <br />(For Carlos Perion/25 April 2007/2: 37 to 2: 40 P.M.)<br /><br />Joscephine Gomez<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/love-on-a-plate/