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Prized Pickles

persians pickled
firm and crunchy,
thin and pint size -
spice them with little red flakes
and briny water.
pack them side by side
in a sparkling jar.

twist, pop that top,
fork-stab those
puckery suckers.

serve:
alongside a sandwich -
perhaps a plump pastrami
or
with dumplings drizzled
with thick and  savory gravy
or 
combine spears with choice cheese
on an appetizer plate,
pleasing to the palate.

experience the hiss, the crunch,
the sluice of slipperiness —
the bumpy pleasantly-green dill.

2/19/2020

Copyright © Kim Rodrigues | Year Posted 2020

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Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/19/2020 6:37:00 PM Hello Kim,a pickle no matter what type goes with any type of meal. My fav. is the dill pickle. Enjoy your evening my friend. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/20/2020 12:38:00 PM Hi! Kim, Enjoy your day. Be safemy friend. Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/19/2020 6:52:00 PM You too, Darlene! Thank you!

Gershon Wolf Date: 2/23/2020 2:25:00 PM You've engaged my sense so well that I've got to get a jar of pickles to go with my dish of ice cream! Congrats, Kim. Way to write! ~ Pregnant Polly Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/23/2020 3:58:00 PM LOL...would you like a scoop of vanilla or chocolate, Polly ;)

Jan Allison Date: 2/23/2020 9:42:00 AM mmm I'm wanting to raid the fridge now lol, many congrats Kim:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/23/2020 3:58:00 PM LOL! :)

Caren Krutsinger Date: 2/22/2020 10:43:00 PM I am wanting some of these immediately if not sooner. Congratulations on your podium placed win Kim! Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/23/2020 3:59:00 PM Thanks so much, dear friend! Hope you are feeling better!

Miranda Hawley Date: 2/22/2020 10:04:00 PM My mouth is watering, your pickle description sounds delicious. Congratulations on your win. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 10:06:00 PM Thank you, Miranda!

CayCay Jennings Date: 2/22/2020 8:22:00 PM An absolute delight - thoroughly a poem the reader can and wants to bite. It is witty, creative and enthralling. You had me from ... persians! So great having that pretty trophy - just love that it is low maintenance and goes perfect with your winning poem! Poetry hugs ... CayCay Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 8:26:00 PM Thank you, sweet lady, dear poetess! xx

Paul Callus Date: 2/22/2020 5:07:00 PM Lol ... you sure know how to tease and tempt our palate with tasty pickles, Kim! :) I pickle anything that can be pickled! ~ Congratulations on that glittering trophy! Regards // paul Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 5:08:00 PM Thank you, Paul! :)

John Watt Date: 2/22/2020 4:18:00 PM Kim, an amazingly fun write about pickles! I particularly liked "puckery suckers" and too many alliterative word-pairs to mention! Congrats on the well-deserved #1 in Nina's contest ~ John Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 5:06:00 PM Thank you, John! :)

Eve Roper Date: 2/22/2020 3:40:00 PM Congratulations on your win! Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 3:47:00 PM Thank you, Eve!

Krish Radhakrishna Date: 2/22/2020 3:06:00 PM Congratulations on your number one spot! A great poetic recipe! Will have to try one now! :) Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 3:47:00 PM Thank you, Krish! :)

Robert L. Hinshaw Date: 2/22/2020 2:50:00 PM A mouth-watering write, Kim - made me want to rush out and get a pastrami sandwich smothered with dills! Congrats for winning the gold and many thanks for your kind comment re my entry - Bob Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 3:47:00 PM You’re welcome, Bob! This was a fun contest! Go get that pastrami!

Sandra Adams Date: 2/22/2020 2:45:00 PM I am not much of a pickle person...however your words make them sound enticing enough for someone who rarely eats them to want one... great write...congrats on your trophy win :) hugs Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 3:46:00 PM Thank you, sweet lady! :)

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 2/22/2020 2:11:00 PM My mouth is watering! Yummy win! Congratulations dear poetess! xomo <3 Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 3:45:00 PM Thanks so much! Muah xx

Sonia Walker Date: 2/22/2020 11:44:00 AM Kim, congratulations on having the top pickle. A tasty poem to read. ~ Sonia Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 12:09:00 PM Hehe...thanks! So excited!

Sam Kauffman Date: 2/22/2020 11:10:00 AM Kim, Congratulations on your win! I could see, taste and even smell these pickles! Thanks for gastronomic journey with your whimsical poem - so much fun! Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 12:09:00 PM Thanks so much, Sam! :)

Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 2/22/2020 9:28:00 AM Congratulations Kim on your trophy win. Creative write. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/22/2020 12:10:00 PM Thank you, Janis! :)

Sanjay Karmakar Date: 2/21/2020 7:03:00 AM Enjoyable wonderful write. Lovely the firm and crunchy Persian pickle. Wishing all the best dear poet. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/21/2020 7:09:00 AM Thanks so much, Sanjay! :)

Mark Toney Date: 2/20/2020 9:18:00 PM Yummy! Love "the sluice of slipperiness —" :) ~Mark Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/20/2020 9:21:00 PM Yay! :)

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 2/20/2020 1:29:00 PM Helllo Kim, I enjoy the dill pickle. At times I would have 2 or 3 pickles on my plate. Have a nice day my friend. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 2/20/2020 5:26:00 PM Ebjoy your evening my friend. Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/20/2020 5:21:00 PM Yummy! Be blessed, sweet friend!

Ts Poetry Date: 2/20/2020 7:58:00 AM My father used to pickle vegetables...I loved the calliflower and carrots... pleasantly pleasing Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/20/2020 5:22:00 PM LOl...yes, pleasantly pleasing!

Maurice Rigoler Date: 2/20/2020 4:24:00 AM Never heard of Persian pickles but I do love kosher pickles with a sandwich of good lean pastrami in a crusty roll! Love all those sounds to recreate the experience of eating those pickles! Thanks for stopping to read my take on opera, Kim. / M Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/20/2020 7:54:00 AM Thank you, Maurice!