Petri Potpourri

COLLABORATION Einstein Noodle & Frieda

passing the collection plate

gaping hunger boundless

in its demand

feeds itself

wormed its way underground

  found the road to misery,

took a left turn to go right

fighting a delusion's battle

white robed priests

sterile in all approaches

gingerly touching

touching

 genuflections in reflections

   of disgrace's unholy water

     assaulted in pardon's vaults

recanting violations

rainbow colors spread fingers

piled rods like yarrow stalks 

raging infection

infection

Fornicating in acidic hot springs

     putrefying growth

        recycling waste's atmosphere

spreading disease

Author's Note

captcha - peptic

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

Talk about surrealistic! This is a magical mystery tour bringing me back to the 60's and 70's! Noodle and Frieda, you certainly have outdone yourselves with fabulous imagery here. I loved "took a left turn to go right!" Sort of Alice in Wonderlandish! Great collaboration. Lydi**

[Frieda P]

Woo, I'm going on that ride with you Lydikey...jazz'd you took it there, thanks so much!

[Einstein Noodle]

that is Freida's wonderland line!! love your take on it!! i thank you as well ..
E.

[Avinash]

I really love those collabs when you can't guess who is who...this is one of those :)

[Frieda P]

Glad to hear it Avinash, Einstein did the genius parts. :)

[redzone]

"I need a doctor" cause that "petri potpourri" spilled and all that disease came through my screen... SCREAM!!!!`"I'm running outta time"... er.. ok music overcame me and was lost in the "violation"...
or thinking nope, not me.."Fornicating in acidic hot springs
putrefying growth
recycling waste's atmosphere".. nope, I think I will abstain..
with your words and images, along with this music I think I have wondered into a Tim Burton, "Edward Sissorhands" type sceen. Have either of you seen my mind????

I guess what I am saying is, WHOA Frieda and Einstein I love it!!! Oh Yes!! ~~red(runningouttatime)zone

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks redzone .. so glad our poem generated so much energy .. your remarks are kind and generous .. thanks!
E.

[Frieda P]

Somebody get that man a doctor! :) I meant thanks Curt....x

[NoelHC]

Complex imagery, and simple words, conveying a great deal of wisdom, and provoking thoughts.
Well done, both of you.

[Frieda P]

The wisdom part must be Einstein's. ;) Grazie mille Noel.

[NoelHC]

I have read other works by you, and detected wisdom in your own words in those Freida. Have a great day.

[Shirlena]

Most things look good on the outside but underneath is rotten to the core...If I had a choice I would be pristine hearted and it would show on the outside. I'm working on it...this is what your poem inspires in me. Evocation is what a poem creates when it's doing it's worth...made me very thoughtful and I'll be thinking about it again.

[Frieda P]

Jazz'd it struck a chord Shirlena, thanks muchly....

[Pryde Foltz]

Alright … well done, you two. Having your spirit plundered from those who are meant to nurture it is a great violation. The analogy here is splendidly and very intelligent and the title goes way beyond serendipity. Petri … petra.

That's a definite 100 from me.

[Frieda P]

Beyond serendipitous, I like that, thanks Pryde....

[Einstein Noodle]

so glad you stopped to read this one .. it was great fun and def. serendipitous "and beyond" .. in the words of Buzz Lightyear :))
E.

[Rita L. Sev]

So sad, so pathetic when that which should be a bastion of safety is the incubator of evil. This is powerful, hard to read, necessary to read...

[Frieda P]

Holy Rita, that's a poem right there...a bastion of safety is the incubator of evil...

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks for your comments and taking time Rita .. always appreciate your attentions
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

these are so good...especially like the "touching" one...makes me so angry...that....

like the religious undertones and overtones...and how all is not well with the churches...and how the disease spreads...you two very well together...writing as one.

[Frieda P]

That was the genius's idea, gave me the heebie jeebies too thanks jacob...

[Einstein Noodle]

and the fire of the only Freida .. thanks J. :)
E.

[Tai Ryens]

"Fighting a delusion's battle."
Magnificent message in this, truly, especially with the number of symbols and metaphors laced into this piece. "Turning left to go right," seeing the left turn as the 'right' even when it isn't, and using the directional definition of the word right also as a double entendre for the fallacy that many people fall for when they view donating to a church as an equally glorious act feeding somebody in need of a meal. "Recanting violations," as if doing so along with donating weekly would absolve you from all the wrongs you've done.

There's something that this piece reminds me of and it brings me back to a psychology textbook I have read recently (although I can't quote them verbatim and I can't seem to recall exactly which textbook it's come from). "Religious people are more likely to help in public where their actions could be praised by others but less likely to help when their actions would go unnoticed."

I'm veering off track; anyhow, great collaboration from the both of you! Well done, truly a piece to be proud of.

[Frieda P]

I love this interpretation Tai, you always expose poetry to a new light, and I have to agree with that 'public actions' statement too....thanks so much.

[Einstein Noodle]

i think "religious" has to be defined ;) Tai .. i am in awe of your thoughts on this .. must join Freida and thank you very much!
E.

[Einstein Noodle]

peptic!!!!!! are you kidding me ?????! love you dahlink!

[Frieda P]

You must stop inhaling those yarrow stalks sweetie! ;)

[Einstein Noodle]

can i smoke them then??? :) ..

[Frieda P]

Just don't Bogart dear... ;)

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahaha .. havent heard that in a very long time .. i am pretty sure i love you girl! :)

[Frieda P]

I'm into Bogart these days....ha Yeah that's what they all say haha ;)

[Einstein Noodle]

you mean i have competition?? >; ! errrrrrrrrrrrrr!

[Kayleigh]

Your collaborations are magnificent. An absolutely magical poem from the both of you - your imagery was out of this world.

[Frieda P]

Glad you enjoyed our collaboration Kayleigh, thanks so much.

[Einstein Noodle]

but didn't it make you puke??? :)))) thanks from me too Kayleigh!
E.

[Frieda P]

Ha, eww creepy.... ;)

[Kayleigh]

Haha! No, no puking on my side anyway. ;))

[Einstein Noodle]

yeh! creepy for some strange reason :))
E.