BANQUET

BANQUET

welcome
to
my
banquet

as you can see,
the table has been laid

this place
reserved for you
alongside
my Muse (this
the naked
truth) and
here the wine
there
   the staples,

in
another time-zone,
frame of reference,
the piece de resistance
dessert
    and fruit

leave it to me
to bring
your journey
to felicitous conclusion

you leave
    full belly, charmed
satisfied
     though taste-wise

some of the nature of this
whole experience
                         liminal
verging towards
the edge of
safe and
     unchallenging
delectation