D.W. Rodgers Poet Free verse

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Aubergine

The French expression is exquisite, 
fat succulent globes glowing darkly,
but if you're looking for length look  
to the East, although they lack girth.
Yet the Greeks do it best
sleek glossy orbs, rubbed with
olive oil then laid in their bed and 
immersed in an effusion of 
ripe succulent Roma slowly 
simmered with garlic, oregano  
and perhaps a few chilies, if you like it
hot and then covered with a thick 
white sauce béchamel and lasciviously 
savoured with a mature rich red.

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Kai Michael Neumann March 10, 2017 at 1:49 AM Hi Aubergine. Which other forum are you writing in. I think in freudian terms quite a lot, though he was a bit of a fraudster. Good writer though. Lots of wishes, Kai

Kai Michael Neumann March 2, 2017 at 10:37 AM Quite phallic... D.W. Rodgers March 2, 2017 at 1:39 PM I wrote it for an 'Erotica or Porn' challenge in another forum, so any illusions are intentional. However it was also August and we wer getting a lot of eggplant from our CSA and trying new recipes - many of them Thai.

Jan Allison July 12, 2016 at 4:42 PM I have never tried them apart from in moussaka:-) hugs Jan xx D.W. Rodgers July 12, 2016 at 5:14 PM Thanks Jan, the back half is basically an homage to moussaka but they are good in many other ways too.

Andrea Dietrich July 12, 2016 at 8:40 AM hmmm, I am not sure I would like this or not. Never tasted it before. But that sauce on it sure makes it sound good! D.W. Rodgers July 12, 2016 at 5:16 PM Thanks Andrea, do give them a try. They are good in Greek, Thai and Indian dishes and the Moosewood Cookbook has a Hippy Eggplant recipe which has been a regular with us for many years.