THE SEX LIFE OF GRAPES
Just being in wine country, in this case the Paso Robles appellation, evokes a litany of feeling. I begin to imagine aroma and the treasure chest of tastes, varied and rich in diversity. There are days when those primer responses trigger companions like perhaps the fragrance of tomatoes and garlic in olive oil, or fennel and lemon sauteed in truffle oil.
Isn't it a bit like the endorphins that fire when you think of your lover, or take flight in your mind to moments of passion. The body follows the mind.
Seeing the fruit on the vine simply intensifies it all. Taste becomes luscious and from somewhere in the cosmos rushes in feelings of clear California light, Pacific breezes filtered by the mountain valleys of the Templeton Gap. It is ephemera, but it is vibrant and joyous. Like the hint of your mate's body revealed by a loose garment, or imprinted by a physique revealed by the way a shirt or pants fit or cling. Libido begins to smile.
So, this is going somewhere. By the time the fruit cluster meets the harvesting crew
ancient days and sexual ways have met. There has been a cosmic romance that has danced through soil, sun, vine, leaf and grape.
I NEVER KNEW.
IF THIS IS SO, PITY THEN THE POOR RAISIN!
SO DELIGHT IN BEING HUMAN, WITH URGES.
CHEERS!
SEE YOU DOWN THE TRAIL
This was a delicious feast for the eyes & mind Tom .. a nice escape from my reality at the present time & so eloquently written. Actually things are beginning to improve but some of the images that had decided to inhabit my head space from over the last month leave me feeling a little flat.
ReplyDeleteI think I need me a nice drive to some beautiful places, similar to the ones in your post, to reload the old grey matter with some more beautiful imagery.
Katherine-
ReplyDeletethanks. glad that something can help you with pleasant thoughts-you've had so much trouble before your eyes and in your mind. we send you our best and wish for better days.
The beauty of the light on the grapes and leaves is enhanced by the beauty of physical labor that starts the final process of bringing the taste of fine wine to the banquet.
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