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I WAS NEVER GLUTTONOUS

this is a capital sin
in the convents monasteries and abbeys
of the Middle Ages
besides praying to the lord
there was nothing else to do
except to beat egg yolks and whites until stiff
add sugars and other sweeteners
to delight nuns and friars in their cells
and abbots their parish aisles
with space for digestion
between meals
I was never gluttonous
but every year I go to the conventual sweets fair
I look and ardently desire such delicacies
and I eat them
slowly
with lust
that's it
I was never gluttonous
and capital sins
are forgiven in confession

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NUNCA FUI GULOSO
isso é pecado mortal
nos conventos mosteiros e abadias
da Idade Média
além das rezas ao senhor
não havia mais nada para fazer
a não ser bater gemas e claras em castelo
juntar-lhes açúcares e outros adoçantes
para deliciar freiras e monges em suas celas
e abades nas naves de suas paróquias
com espaço para fazer a digestão
entre refeições
nunca fui guloso
mas todos os anos vou à feira de doces conventuais
olho e desejo ardentemente tais iguarias
e como-as
lentamente
com luxúria
é isso
nunca fui guloso
e os pecados mortais
são perdoados na confissão

by Armando TABORDA, 2022
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18 comments

Malik Raoulda said:

Humm...♡ ☆☆☆☆☆
Bonne semaine.
2 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to Malik Raoulda:

...avec beaucoup de gourmandises pour toi, aussi...
2 years ago ( translate )

Andy Rodker said:

How do I cope with the picture and the poem, as a diabetic?
:o))
2 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to Andy Rodker:

...I'm sorry, just with a simple smile... :)
2 years ago

Annemarie said:

I am instead:)
2 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to Annemarie:

...don't be gluttonous, Annemarie!... :)
2 years ago

Armando Taborda said:

Thanks for fave, Paolo Tanino, Ulrich John, Fred Fouarge, Nouchetdu38, and buonacoppi!
2 years ago ( translate )

ColRam said:

Je ne le suis pas et je le mangerai bien !
2 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to ColRam:

...sans aucune doute, Ramon... :)
2 years ago ( translate )

cammino said:

Are you on "eat half"?
2 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to cammino:

...I've no need to lose weight, cammino... :)
2 years ago

cammino said:

After all, eating well is the only joy of the clergy ...
2 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to cammino:

...maybe they found other amusements in the underground tunnels connecting convents to monasteries... :)
2 years ago

J.Garcia said:

Já fui mais gulosa, Armando..
2 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to J.Garcia:

...e isso serve-te para alguma coisa, Judite?... :)
2 years ago ( translate )