Best Sushi Poems
My umami man
the iconoclast
the epitome of man
he handles me
like a Tamagotchi
feeding, touching, caring
and then even daring
For you are not
just salty and sweet
you are savory
your drive can't be beat
When on your quests
you can't be bested
and I had no idea
when you came in stealth
proclaimed you were untested!
[pre-chorus]
I have no idea how I won your heart!
except I showed you my own
and my true grit... determined to stand alone
[chorus]
I gazed deep into you
helped you see
all of the amazing things
you can do
who you truly are
for as much as
a scientist as you are
you had not really
examined your own talent that far!
[verse]
You overflow with brains!
and you flash sheer genius
more than a match for me!
my twin, my compliment
you overlap, fill my gaps
together we span
the complete business plan
the swiss army knife for life!
[guitar solo]
[verse]
We do need more rest
if we are goin to conquer
these next tests
Mr 3 AM
make me a pretzel
dipped, baked
sampled, and far more than tasted!
I feel devoured
completely deflowered
no idea how you
got so completely empowered!
[outro]
[verse]
And we laugh too
it's with you I feel completely grounded
our lives, our thoughts so well rounded
come dance with me
in our thoughts, through our dreams
and into reality
My umami man
salty sweet savory who brings out all that I am
I Love you
my umami man
my compliment
my forever plan
[end]
Seaweed, Wasabi,
Delectable treasures,
It is just sushi.
Roll of sticky rice
Less of a chunk more of a slice
In seaweed taste nice
Mom adores when I do the dishes
If I don't, I'll swim with the fishes
Then my mama will win
She'll never cook again
She'll eat sushi that is delicious
Wife desired some Japanese
Sushi if you please
Seaweed wrapped 'round octopus
Pickled ginger plus
Some mackerel raw
Salmon jaw
Yuck!
Placed No. 3 in Gwendolen Rix's "Fast Food Epulaeryu" Contest - May 2011
I am your clam, your mussel
I am your tuna, your salmon
I am your cream cheese
I am your rice, white and full-figured
I am your peculiar cilantro
I am your wasabi
I am your sweet ginger
Am I a delicacy?
Do I taste good?
Don’t you think you had too much meat?
Maybe I should have more carrot and more cucumber.
But still, I am sushi
That’s what’s important to me
Eel or salmon sushi rolls
Nori or rice wrapped
Served as roll or hand roll shapes
Eaten with chopsticks
Served with wasabi
And gari
Plants
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2-20-2016
The best ingredients found coming from near and far,
can be found at any great Japanese sushi bar.
Along with the seaweed and sake vinegar rice
are many raw seafood items that show to be nice.
There is shrimp, lobster, octopus, squid, and cuttlefish;
salmon, tuna, mackerel, caviar from lumpfish.
Artisans can prepare it in any way you wish.
It goes well by itself, or with crisp fried tempura.
One need not go to Tokyo or Yokohama.
There are many fine places to be found in the States.
On any night, take the car and zoom down with your mates
to any number of great Japanese restaurants.
They have what it takes to satisfy all of your wants.
There are so many fine items anyone can choose
This can be a great night out! You have nothing to lose!
There are all kinds of raw fish
that can be used to make sushi.
Orange salmon is quite popular these days.
Try mahi mahi or yellow fin tuna.
Mackerel, and caviar both red and black
Shrimp and surimi are still in demand.
Please don't give me any sea urchin.
beauty contest proceeds
less fortunate girls round and round
until chosen
A girl small and pale,
Wrapped in a towel like sushi,
She smiles and cries.
Ow! gas station sushi.
I want my gas station sushi.
I don't care about the cramps & the whooshi.
Just give me my gas station sushi.
I gotta have gas station sushi.
There's nothing else that runs quite through me.
So just give me my gas station sushi.
Ow! Gas station sushi, oowww! gas station sushi.
You know, this sushi, is really dinosaur sushi.
I got a T.Rex tearing up my bowels.
They can hear me coming by my growls.
Looking for more gas station sushi.
Ow! gas station sushi, oowww! gas station sushi.
I want my gas station sushi.
I don't care about the cramps & the whooshi.
Just give me my gas station sushi.
Did you know they call me the 'Sushi Whisperer'?
I keep telling them to "make it crisper!"
That how I like my gas station sushi.
Ooooh gas station sushi!
Ow! gas station sushi.
I gotta have gas station sushi.
But now I've go to run run...run!
Ooowww gas station sushi!!
Sushi, the healthy, refreshing food,
With many varieties and sizes,
Even has alternatives for allergies,
Theres at least one roll for you!
Theres more than just raw fish,
You could ask for a cooked roll,
And Theres even steak rolls!
Yeah! You heard me right,
Sushi isnt just what you thought at first,
With an amazing splash of soy sauce!
Maybe even splat a little wasabi
that might even make you say ouch!
The sweet and delightful caviar,
Pops a magical number of flavors!
My two Brothers-In-Law came to my house every day and ate all of my food.
And they kicked my butt when I told them that eating my vittles was rude.
Even though they'd beat me up, I chewed them out and I kept getting louder and louder.
They were eating me out of house and home, those morons even ate my baking powder.
But I got an idea and decided to try it.
I decided to go on an all sushi diet.
The first time that I bought some sushi, I got a visit from my Brothers-In-Law.
They stopped coming over because all I had to eat was fish that was raw.
They were bigger and tougher than me but the sight of raw fish made them sick.
I haven't seen them in over six months, my plan worked, the sushi did the trick.
My wife had to clean up her brothers mess when they tossed their cookies on the floor.
My wife hates having to eat sushi but at least I don't have to see her brothers anymore.
(This is a fictional poem.)
SuShI
you and me
we should be
transcribing
underneath
a
Cherryblossom
Poet-tree
in
Japanese
savoring
intimacy
sharing
SuShI
© Kim van Breda—27 December 2015