Limes. Is there a lime in every poem?

Yes, I didn't mean "line." Limes are small, unexpected pleasures that makes a dish special. Or drink.

Never be without a lime nor pen/paper.


POEM TO ACCOMMODATE A LIME

you
the most
amazing
taste-
changer
& I
willing
audience
at your
performance

Shrimp. Does shrimp have history with poetry?

Yup.
Shrimp is familiar as a comma. Poems love their commas almost as much as I am devoted to shrimp.

Avoid boiling shrimp; avoid the overcooked poem.

Oolong. How is oolong like a flight of poems?

Let's remember all is story and story is meeting place. Red Blossom Tea (redblossomtea.com) on Grant St in San Francisco is the place for tea-lovers of which I am. Later today, I'll be happy & grateful when I walk into their sweet & pure place to purchase a flight of oolong. To be precise, 5 oolongs and all different. So like a collection of poems. Perhaps, we should say, a flight of poems.



Soon, I will make green tea noodles with shrimp. But not today.

Raspberries. What can raspberries teach the reader of a poem?

Slow-down. Each sound matters as it pays homage to the ripe. Even those which over time are a hair's breath away from silence.


POEM TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONTEMPLATION OF A RASPBERRY

not audible
and very
red in
ripeness
reminding
one
of scarlet
hive, bee
that is

Brown rice, plain. What is the connection between brown rice and a poem?

Simplicity. Nuttiness if one tastes carefully. Perhaps one grain/one letter at a time. Nutritious, too.

Snap peas. What is the quickest way to make a poem snappy?

The short answer, feed the cook.

The longer version goes thus:

SALAD TO ACCOMMODATE THE WRITING OF A SNAPPY POEM

snap peas sliced
apricot, sliced
cherokee tomato, cubed
almonds, handful of
Trader Joe's Brown Rice Medley, cold (see posting 8/24 Daikon Radish Seeds) spoonfuls
queso fresco, small (very) cubes
olive oil
pepper

Daikon radish seeds. What's the connection between daikon radish seeds and poetry?

Surprise in the taste. Trader Joe's offers Brown Rice Medley, "A delicious Blend of Long Grain Brown Rice, Black Barley & Daikon Radish Seeds. Here with a few ingredients we have the making of a poem. We have expectations of our food, of our poems. That they be good. That they be tasty. If they are better than expected, so much the better-ing. Grab your favorite pen; snag a bag or two of TJ's poetic mix. Won't the day be over-the-top poetically-speaking.


POEM TO ACCOMMODATE TJ's BROWN RICE MEDLEY

this
one
will take
a minimum
of 35 minutes
&
an additional
10
more
for
resting
because
poems
deserve
napping

Pears. What's the connection between pears and a poem?

Pears are womenly-shaped poems.


POEM TO ACCOMMODATE THE VIEWING OF PEAR

Didn't she mean the eating of?

Basil with tomatoes. What is the equivalency of basil and tomatoes in poetry?

Rare is the question that can be answered completely in 3 words -- pen and paper. Yes?



POEM TO ACCOMMODATE BASIL AND TOMATOES

ink
doesn't
flow
red
nor
green
simply
ripe
&
sassy

Prepared food. What is a prepared poem?

Is a prepared poem one which has been tampered with? As in overly edited? Or so slim and stark that it's astringent to the mouth, to the ears? Can you say, what is the echo's girth of a prepared poem? Is this regional? Is this seasonal?

Considering, some foods are atonal what is the offering for lunch?

Cantaloupe. What's the connection between cantaloupe and writing a poem?

Sorry, that was misleading. We're really speaking about cutting up fruit, cantaloupe in particular. Also, it's more about editing than writing. Though editing is writing, isn't it? Like a poem, you don't know what you have until you cut into it. Sometimes you find the center full of seeds. How practical is joy! Salt and roast them. Reread the poem. Did I mean pumpkin?

CANTALOUPE TO ACCOMMODATE EDITING A POEM

cut
cube
&
save
the seeds


PUMPKIN TO ACCOMMODATE EDITING A POEM

cut
cube
&
roast
the seeds

Donut holes. Is it their sugar that remains me of some poems?

I can admire a well-written, lyrical personal narrative; although I try to find its impersonal core. Usually with slim success. Too much sugar does not inspire me. A line here or there, yes. The same with sentiment. I'm looking for the actual hole in the donut, which doesn't sell and, as they say, is illusive.

Duck. How is making duck like trying something new in poetry?

Embrace the unfamiliar. Break the old patterns whether food or lines. Perhaps a day without enjambment would be beneficial. Write a long poem. It can always be whittled down to the minimal. There is a safety net; don't confuse with a spider's web.

Savor the anticipation of both -- duck and words.

Washing dishes. How is washing dishes similar (but not identical) to editing a poem?

Without the clause ("but not identical") this would be an ambiguous question. Perhaps all questions are site lines on perspective and therefore open to interpretation. Nevertheless, washing dishes and editing are common, repeatable functions. This is one time when it's advantageous to multi-task. Of course, you can walk and edit but that's another topic. Did I mention washing dishes and editing poems are necessary for good health & the feeding of friends. Most don't think that poems are edible. This is a common misunderstanding. Simply ask your ears which poems they prefer to munch on.

Lunch. How was today's lunch no different from editing the the poem I wrote this morning?

Let me set the context. I've joined a virtual group of poets, committed to writing a poem a day from a received prompt. Great fun. 38 days = 38 poems = 38 lunches.

My lunches are following the shadow of the poems. Never know what will occur on the plate or bowl until I open the refrigerator. I'm beginning to see the refrigerator as
well as the cupboard as a food-prompt.

Today's lunch (which was not yesterday's and won't be tomorrow's).

SALAD #38
sliced avocado
sliced peach
sliced Asian pear
blue cheese
almonds
sliced radishes
mixed salad greens with edible flowers (mostly bits of nasturtium & corn flower petals)
olive oil


And the poem? Pulverize the granite & who are you? Pull the twig from the crow's craw & who is the crow? (Yes, that's the title). It goes on from there.

All in all, a fine day for shaping words & eating the ripe.

Salmon tacos. How are salmon tacos like a poem?

Both are versatile once you begin with the essential ingredients. Salmon and soft tacos for lunch. The alphabet & clear ears for the poem. The insides can startle in a good way, offering the unexpected.

CONSIDERING THE PLUTO AND IT'S ROLE IN A SALMON TACO AS INSPIRATION FOR POEM

No one is looking, so add a sliced pluot to the salmon taco.
Be wild, add sliced avocado. Small grape tomatoes.

The telling of this to another is the short & delightfully slippery road to a poem. Munch the yummy.