Aurochs to Zorra

Saltimbocca

Saltimbocca


You jump into my mouth
like veal and ham sautéed in butter.
I savor every taste of you,
the bitter,
the salty,
the sweet.

Each morsel of regret and forgiveness
remembered.
Each moment not spent with you
a moment wasted.

You embrace my thoughts
of sweet veal
and sweeter ham,
of spicy sage
and the ssslippery sssaltiness of butter.
Each lingers on the tongue.

Every word, every laugh,
recorded never wasted,
as you jump into my mouth
clasped in a sultry kiss.


© Kåre Enga

saltimbocca: (Italian: salta im bocca, jumps in your
mouth) veal and ham wrapped together and sautéed in
butter, often seasoned with sage.