Jello is this.
It has color. Except aspic.
And this.
It has sweet.
It is granular life.
Granular metamorphosis.
It has fear. Shivers afraid.
But laughs in wiggles.
It is granular life.
TOAD readers: My error! I did not understand how to link days 1, 2, and 3 prompts so here are the links:
Day 1: https://lillianthehomepoet.com/2020/04/01/april-fool-not-i/
Day 2: https://lillianthehomepoet.com/2020/04/02/chalked-to-you/
Day 3: https://lillianthehomepoet.com/2020/04/03/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-it/
Day 4 of national poetry month. The prompt from Imaginary Garden with Toads is to write a poem in the style of Gertrude Stein’s TENDER BUTTONS. I’ve chosen to write about jello, attempting to create a metaphor for life while at the same time, writing a factual description of this food. Challenging prompt!
Published in 1914, Stein’s TENDER BUTTONS is divided into three parts: Objects, Food, and Rooms. It avoids any use of gender specific pronouns. It is considered a masterpiece of verbal cubism and a failure at the same time. Here is an example directly from Stein’s text:
lillian the home poet 
Oh, how I love this! Very Stein.
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Thanks, Rosemary! Once I had the subject, it was fun to do 🙂
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Love this❣️🙏
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Jolly jello- you nailed the prompt Lillian! Or perhaps I should say- jiggled the prompt. 🙂
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This is very well done. i like the short snappy statements. Very effective in your description.
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Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! 💝 I love; “Granular metamorphosis. It has fear. Shivers afraid.” 😀
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Definitely Stein, Lill! I’m wobbling with glee!
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What a delightful topic for a poem…love it
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