Talking of Vegetables and Other With Humor

The tomato is the Kamikaze
    of the kitchen ...
    every day in droves or
    sliced ??..

    The onion is offered
     all life ... all over
     naked, defoliation in all
      veins ... covers ...

     Garlic is full of proud ...
     Does not attend
     in all dishes ... only comes
     to be a partner in spice ...

     Eggplant is a lucky fellow,
      rarely comes to war ...
      Almost never is summoned
      to be eaten ...

      Chuchu ... come on pet
      dear ... serves God,
      and everybody ... in the salad
      and in the juice ...

      Lettuce, it's buddy
      trendy  to classics,
      live on high elite,
       in the mouth of the muses
       and artists ...

       Bunny Carrot,
       and eye fortifier ...
       It comes together in salads,
       and it's cake batter ...

        Asparagus, it's fine stuff ...
        just adores high society ...
        Loves the bourgeoisie,
        and it doesn't appear on every fair ...

        Jerimum, known and
        called pumpkin,
        but loves to be called
       of zucca, or zapallo ...

        Azafran ... is  snobby ...
        Don't even talk of saffron,
        this distant poor cousin ...
        But it is delicious in rice ..
        This already proved is fact, ...
        Said to be Spanish, but it is
        from Egypt...

        Some others I'll just name ...
        Maxixe, is for those who appreciate ...
        Many dance the rhythm from Brazil ...
        Okra has drool and beard
        and some sticky taste ... there
        in MINAS with chicken
        it looks tasty ...
        And the cilantro ... ah! .. for
        who eats it ... I ...
        I do not ...!
        Cumin ... makes spice,
        a care for you to dreams ...
        Without cumin I eat everything
        alone ...

       Finally the POTATO ...
       Bread of the poor and the rich ...
       Packaged in salad, cooked,
       French fries ...  potateee,
       Kartofen ... how tasteful  ...!
       You have fought in many wars,
        saved many lives ...!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 8/17/2019 11:01:00 PM
Well Alkas you hit a certain spot in this poem. I've been a vegetarian since 1983. It's wonderful to read on what you've written and what I eat. The totally misunderstood eggplant or aubergine actually a favorite if mine; so sympathy to that stanza. I'm not bourgeoisie but we have asparagus in the garden Yum. A vegetable I wish you would have mentioned is the brussels sprout. I love these little cabbage head like brains and so tasty as they are maybe they will make me smarter. Thank you Alkas.
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