Kim Rodrigues Poet Ode

Ode To Paprika

ODE TO PAPRIKA

greenhouse surrounded by
plucked plethora
of paprika peppers
fertile field of deep red

souls departed
their
homeland

rock-a-bye seas

brought
their
European presents

translucent onions tango
with aroma and flavor
sizzle in open
pressure cooker

heritable Hungarian paprikash
chicken and buttery dumplings

grands ~
my connection
to a land
flowing
with spice

O paprika
i kiss thee on
your red lips
and pinch
your rose cheeks*

7/8/2017

Rose paprika is considered the finest variety

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Freddie Robinson Jr. July 10, 2017 at 9:43 AM Very tasteful and aromatic imagery, Kim. Another spice of life poetically revealed on the PSoup. Excellent ode w/a cool visual form presented. As they say: Presentation help whets the appetite. Love and joy always. Kim Rodrigues July 10, 2017 at 9:58 AM Hugs, Freddie! Glad you enjoyed the poem's flavor :)

Jan Allison July 8, 2017 at 11:12 PM what a veritable feast of colourful imagery and great alliteration Kim:-) hugs Jan xx Kim Rodrigues July 8, 2017 at 11:22 PM Thanks so much, Jan!

M. L. Kiser July 8, 2017 at 10:19 PM Ooh, I love paprika; now all I want to do is go and cook and it's 11pm here. Kim Rodrigues July 8, 2017 at 10:29 PM :) writing this made me hungry too! Thanks, M.L.!