Olive Oil
I don't drink
so you proffered a bottle of olive oil –
knowing I wouldn't thank you for chocolates.
You exchanged my surprise with a quiet unease.
I turned the moment; slowly rotating,
pressing my palms to the warm glass sides,
fingering the straw bow, holding it aloft to pronounce it
Beautiful!
Now it squats, flat bottomed, on my window sill, glistening
in any kind of light I mix it with.
Every day, one golden tongue
is ladled from its lips –
the measure of your gift.
so you proffered a bottle of olive oil –
knowing I wouldn't thank you for chocolates.
You exchanged my surprise with a quiet unease.
I turned the moment; slowly rotating,
pressing my palms to the warm glass sides,
fingering the straw bow, holding it aloft to pronounce it
Beautiful!
Now it squats, flat bottomed, on my window sill, glistening
in any kind of light I mix it with.
Every day, one golden tongue
is ladled from its lips –
the measure of your gift.
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