Ilene Bauer Poet Limerick

Hot Sauce

The restaurant was Vietnamese
And so, for its clients to please,
On each table there sat
Bottles filled with sauce that
Would make someone like me start to sneeze.

For some cultures like heat in their food
Thus for zestiness, they might include
Certain chilies or spice,
Sometimes sprinkled on twice,
So a torridness they will exude.

Though some patrons such heat will exalt
And use hot sauce, perhaps, by default,
I like flavor, not heat
Yet my meal’s not complete
‘Til it has a few shakes of the salt.

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David William Breidenthal May 28, 2018 at 8:43 AM Really brilliant poem...like the unqiue topic, covered cleverly and so swell.

Maurice Rigoler May 16, 2018 at 8:49 AM Not a hot sauce person, Ilene. I once tasted a tiny tiny dot of a Japanese hot sauce of such potency I thought my head would blow off! No thanks, I like my good flavorful, not dangerous or lethal. / M

Robert Johnson May 13, 2018 at 9:56 PM So, do you like Vietnamese food ilene? And second, happy mothers day. Had to read the limerick first. :) Yeah, flavor's one thing, hot is another. :)

Matthew Anish May 11, 2018 at 10:54 AM I always put hot sauce on felafels when I eat them. And even imbibe hot mustard when I have sushi. Enjoyable limerick here! Wish more people were into poetry instead of fighting! B'Shalom Matthew Anish

Jean Murray May 10, 2018 at 4:41 PM As long as you don't have it shakin' all over, that naughty salt.

Jan Allison May 10, 2018 at 4:38 PM Sounds like I need to visit a Vietnamese restaurant it sounds quite tempting - as long as its not too spicy I may give it a go:-) hope you had a lovely meal:-) hugs jan xx