Welcome to Poetry Friday, this week hosted by Marcie’s blog, Here. Thank you for hosting. Make sure to stop by to check out what she has for us this week.
Each morning, after I hear what is going on in the world, I try not to dwell on the news, for obvious reasons, and just try to be a good citizen.
I’ve been reading novels lately. ( I just read FAMILY LIFE, a 2014 novel by Akhil Sharma which was fabulous, about a young boy in an immigrant family from India and their life in the U.S. It’s a sad story but a page turner, the writing poetic.) I linked the New York Times Review.
So what can I share this week, poetry wise?
Sometimes in the evening I watch the British Baking Show, hosted by Paul Hollywood, of course. I imagine being a contestant. I am sure I would be sent home by the judges the first day of the ten day competition.
I wrote a triolet last week and described the form. So this week, for fun, I honed my craft further with another one.
BRITISH BAKING DREAMS
Today I watched the Baking Show--
the judges mostly kind.
Who knew that salt makes yeast grow slow!
Today I watched the Baking Show.
What is it like to overproof the dough,
then stand and feel maligned?
I watched the British Baking Show,
the judges mostly kind.
© Janice Scully
Have a great weekend!
Now I want to bake some bread! Your triolet captures the feeling of The Great British Baking Show. I like the judges mostly kind.
Janice, for months I have put the triolet on hold but for PF today I created one. I love the flow of your triolets. There seems to be such ease with your thoughts. I am a baker but can’t imagine working under stress with lots of people watching. Your poem brings humor into the art of baking. Have a great weekend.
Fun to imagine, daunting to have it be reality! But yes, the judges are mostly kind! Terrific, Janice!
Hi Janice,
I have watched the British Baking Show recently, awestruck, with my son and his wife. Never in my wildest dreams might I even dare to bake something like their tasks in my own space. Those bakers are incredible. Ah, your triolet this week and last, wonderful. I love how you moved to shrub and both your poems with the repetition built in, captivate the reader. Today is more like a normal CNY winter day but each day is a wonder. Have been sick with true flu and finally feeling myself and glad to be here again.
Janet
The repeat of the line at the end reassures us that the speaker won’t feel maligned for too long, as the judges are “mostly kind.” So interesting the way it works the second time in a different way than the first.
Your triolet brought a smile to my face. How funny to think the judges are mostly kind. There is a charm about them, for sure! You should send your poem to them.
Hmmm, maybe an email to Paul Hollywood? I wonder if he likes poetry 🙂
That word “mostly” is so telling! They can be a bit brutal at times!!
What fun! We love watching this show (and other British competition shows, like the The Great Pottery Throwdown and The Great British Sewing Bee), and I, too, would be ejected on Day 1! Wouldn’t it be fun to be there to sample the goods, though? I love “scorch the dough.”
My kids love that show. Great triolet!
Oh, what fun – the show AND your triolet! Thanks for the welcome taste of lighter fare this week. We could have a Poetry Friday bake-off, but I think Jama would win every time….
I may have to get on board with that British Baking Show…so many friends are fans! The only thing I bake faithfully is sourdough (and had no idea that salt slows the yeast down! fascinating!). I may need to try my hand at the triolet with this next.
I’m glad” the judges” were “mostly kind,” even though you felt maligned…
Nice sense of humor and little eruptions coming through in your poem Janet, thanks!
Ha! This is a hit in our house as well. I love “mostly kind” and “scorched.” A triolet is such a great short, repetitive form for the vibe you’ve got going on.
“Who knew that salt makes yeast grow slow!” Ha! I love the wordplay in this line. We are *avid* GBBO watchers at my house. I miss it all the rest of the year.