An Apple a Day (Epulaeryu)
Fill me with love my soul cries
Sweet fruit for my life
Comforting is your pure sight
Rapture of your skin
Takes away mine ills
Oh apple
Spice!
© Joseph 1/1/08
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This religious Epulaeryu is based on Song of Solomon 2:5. The “Epulaeryu”
poem is about delicious food and drinks. It consists of seven lines with thirty-
three syllables. The first line has seven syllables, the second line five, the third
line seven, the fourth line five, the fifth line five, the sixth line three, and the
seventh line has only one syllable which ends with an exclamation mark. Each
line has one thought relating to the main course. The Epulaeryu poetic form
syllable count is 7/5/7/5/5/3/1. It has corresponding lines built around the main
course, and concludes with the ending line expressing the writer’s excitement
and feelings about the meal. The Epulaeryu poetic form was invented by Joseph
Spence.
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