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.

[Annabelle Lee]

It's like everything that's wrong with us as it spreads. Bravo, you two!

[Frieda P]

True, true, Annabelle Lee, thanks so much...!

[Einstein Noodle]

yes .. exactly .. even when we (bacteria) do our jobs :}
E.

[Frieda P]

Wait, this is about bacteria? haha ;}

[kublakhan27]

I must say I was not ready for the cynicism factor in this piece...for whatever reason, I wasn't expecting a theme of this sort from an E/F collab, not that it isn't a more-than-welcome theme for me...this is me after all haha ;P I love the structure, a poem within a poem, not an easy form to pull off, but anything is possible when these two talents come together...I feel like I've spent my entire life taking left turns and somehow finding myself going east...tough to single out any particular parts in this one, when every stanza carries at least one striking image...I was gripped by the unholy water/acidic hot springs parallel though...congrats to you both on a powerful and hard-hitting collab :)

[Frieda P]

I'm blaming it all on Einstein, 'twas his idea to go cynical, you know I never am. ;) Jazz'd this one came out of left field for you Benji, Merci beaucoup mon chéri :) xo

[Einstein Noodle]

let me quote the magnificent wonderFreida .. "I am so jazzed" that you picked up on a poem within one .. we did not intend it but once editing was done and this was about to be posted .. Ms. Frei pointed that out to me .. we all belong to a luscious wind in serendipity .. eh!?
E

[Frieda P]

Pryde said 'beyond' serendipity sir..........

[kublakhan27]

Haha Yep, no cynicism in Mrs.R ;)) WonderFrieda...I like that haha I'm starting to pick up on the dynamics of your collabs now...the most important thing in a collab is seamlessness and you two have it without a doubt...always a pleasure gang :)

[Cory Barrett]

you two create and amazing "offering" in this piece.

[Frieda P]

Thanks Cory, muchly appreciated.

[Einstein Noodle]

belly up for the fricassée .. bacterial ballet :)) .. thanks Cory! also appreciate for sure!
E

[J. K. Beach]

Thanks for the RR... Wow! I don't think I'm quite awake or lucid enough to tackle this beauty at the moment... don't want to phone something in... so I'll revisit later in the day! Though I can tell you guys rocked it!

[Frieda P]

Ah thanks J.K. Do visit again, we have dark chocolate. :)

[A. Amos]

Great write guys and love the soundtrack...brilliant!

[Frieda P]

Thanks A. So happy you enjoyed our collaboration....!

[Einstein Noodle]

me too Big A. thank you!
E.

[A. Amos]

You're most welcome guys...

[Lyn Anderson]

This is brilliant. There is so much I love about this, despite its putrid subject matter. First off, me and my germophobia meet the background of bacteriology and clash it with this vile subject, makes for an effective message for me. In the faves.

[Frieda P]

Ha, yep we thought it was kind of icky too but we were so getting into it, jazz'd you enjoyed this one K.L.!

[Einstein Noodle]

straight from the lab floors and beyond!!! .. :) thanks KL

[AprilRN1210]

Wow.. ain't this powerful, raw, and thought-provoking.. The imagery here really drives the point home and the music adds a nice touch.. Such an apt and clever title as well.. I have to say, this is an awesome collab, great job you two... The last stanza hit home with an intense BANG.. jeez.. such in-your-face-illumination of blunt truth with this piece... I love it...

[Frieda P]

Oh I like in your face....thinking of sending this off to Eminem, see if he'll do us the honors. ;) Thanks so much April, jazz'd you enjoyed our collaboration.

[AprilRN1210]

Yep, I am a fan of bold, raw, in-your-face as well.. you're welcome, as always it is a pleasure..

[Frieda P]

No kidding, I would never know from reading your poetry. ;) haha

[AprilRN1210]

yea yea.. I write what I think and what I feel.. smarty pants.. not my fault the voices are colorful and the feelings mischievous:P

[Frieda P]

I'm not complaining one iota, I'm not one for timid poetry.... ;P

[AprilRN1210]

and that's why I am one of your biggest fans ma'am.. you have made me giggle until it hurt, cry like a baby, and have yucky mushy fuzzy feelings... oh and you know how to turn the steam on just right as well.. so yep.. no timid, bland boring pieces there..

[Frieda P]

Awh, you've made my day now! ..................

[AprilRN1210]

well, dayum if I knew that's all it took, I'd done it a long time ago.. jeez..

[Einstein Noodle]

yes .. the last verse is a sledge hammer .. all Freida ;)
and to Freida .. she called you smarty pants! :)))))
E.

[AprilRN1210]

I sure did!!! (((hugs))) E...

[Rene Salinas]

I am just sold this is the second collaboration and I think I told you already but I am at the stage of miniskirt, fake b***s and pom poms I have yet to develop a little song to go with my outfit,. That aside what got all my attention from the start it that extra line hanging in there something that I am adept to use to as it is used in my case as a landing point of reflection and It worked just like that here. The other thing that had me going and may right may be off the mark is the issue of decomposition and proliferation that like it or it as we are organic matter we are bounded by decay . But overall I did take my time to go and read many of your individual quests and the collaboration is a loveley meeting of sorts not a power struggle which has created something new and fresh.

Thankyou both

[Frieda P]

I can barely write a response to that image of fake b***s and pom poms, always an interesting review from you Rene, I love it....thanks so much.

[Einstein Noodle]

actually this is the third .. please check out "Our Glass" :) and thank you form me too!
E.

[Matching Socks]

Good collaboration you guys.
Very good write with some serious thoughts.

[Frieda P]

Thanks Ance, muchly appreciated.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Ance!
E.

[Matching Socks]

Anytime! :-)