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Vitality of Tongue

VITALITY OF TONGUE papillae lyrics sweet, salty, and bitter odes grammy’s victrola 6/8/2017 Merriam-Webster's definition of "papillae" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/papilla Pronounced pa-pill-lee small bumps on tongue often containing taste buds

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Dean Wood

Date: 6/9/2017 6:36:00 PM

Haiku are amazing. They evoke so much imagery, memories, and emotion with so few words. This is no exception. Well chosen words! Enjoyed it. - Dean

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/9/2017 7:36:00 PM

Thank you, kindly, Dean!

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 6/9/2017 10:53:00 AM

So beautiful - love this haiku! Well done, dear Kim! Pandita

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/9/2017 11:06:00 AM

Thank you, Pandita!

Darren White

Date: 6/9/2017 3:22:00 AM

Wonderful :) And fun!

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/9/2017 4:39:00 AM

Thank you, Darren!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/8/2017 7:42:00 PM

HOW cool this is. and I learned a new word. Clever one.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/8/2017 7:46:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea! :)

Ilene Bauer

Date: 6/8/2017 4:23:00 PM

lovely poem and i learned something, too! thanks, kim...

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/8/2017 5:02:00 PM

Thanks, Ilene :)

Dale Gregory Cozart

Date: 6/8/2017 2:14:00 PM

does 'papillae' mean, 'butterfly'? was grammy listening to opera or the blues?

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/8/2017 3:28:00 PM

Papillae are the little bumps on your tongue. So poem partly speaks of the sense of hearing and tasting. My grandma cooked up some delicious food. :)

Chris Green

Date: 6/8/2017 1:56:00 PM

This must be my day for new words, I had to google "papillae". This was really cool Kim. I like everything about this and the fact that you fit it into a Haiku...even cooler.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/8/2017 1:58:00 PM

Thanks so much! I had fun writing this one.