What once was sweet
Has just got sweeter
The polymath
is now in Theatre...
And the claim is a foot!
I flipped a gnocchi
When I saw this cat
In the Quarto...
and with a Juliet!
So I squared the matter
with a call for d'meter.
Categories:
gnocchi, mystery,
Form: Free verse
PERFUMER
Nectar from the Father, God;
Sweet honey from mother;
Apothecary, Apothecary;
Honeysuckle
Aloe sally mighty God, Perfumer;
Balsam balm bedellium;
Clams sweet fragment cane;
Cinnamon, frankincense, galbanum gum
Henna, myrrh, spikenard, gnocchi, saffron
Honeysuckle
Aloe sally mighty God, Perfumer;
6/12/10
written words James Edward Lee Sr.
Categories:
gnocchi, blessing, flower, food, god,
Form: Light Verse
Out drinking with an
Australian girl I knew
We met her friend
Two days away
From inheriting a
Fortune
She insisted we sit down
Outside an Italian place
To eat
She ordered a bowl of
Gnocchi
First time I ever ate it
Two or three mouthfuls
Well wow
& the rich girl to be
Took off & stiffed us
With the bill
& I still eat gnocchi
& I still hate the rich
Categories:
gnocchi, food,
Form: Blank verse
If you've ever seen Ca' Rezzonico
seeming quite to float
upon the Grand Canal
as you bob in a boat,
or if you've ever eavesdropped
in some Trastevere alley
some golden afternoon
on some tenor's voice a-sobbing
beneath an early moon,
or in Andrea della Valle
breathed in Puccini's subtle chords,
you'll know that life affords
no more sacred boon.
Recondita armonia, literally.
If you've taken in
Albinoni's Adaggio
or gnocchi con formaggio
in a loggia on the Arno
or the slopes of Montepulciano,
or walked in misty thunder
the olive groves of Cennina,
or sat in wordless wonder
in the theater of Taormina,
or witnessed Piero's frescoes
in San Francesco of Arezzo,
or breathed the morning sunlight
or Mascagni's Intermezzo,
seen summer rain in torrents
come laughing down the street,
then you'll know why
or looked down upon fair Florence
like a carpet at your feet,
Italians set at variance
themselves and us,
and call us The Barbarians.
Categories:
gnocchi, culture,
Form: Rhyme
Eeny meeny capellini,
Ziti, elbows, bucatini.
Vermicelli, farfalloni,
Gnocchi, orzo, rigatoni.
Alfabeto and linguine,
Cavatelli, fettuccine.
Penne, pappardelle and gigli,
Stelle, risi, tripolini.
Picking pasta gives you choices;
Any way, your mouth rejoices.
Think I'll go and boil me some -
If it's cooked al dente - yum!
Categories:
gnocchi, food,
Form: Rhyme
cauliflower risotto
ricotta gnocchi
with lightly curried scallops
lobster raviolo
warm chocolate cake
Glass of Bucks
Fizz!
Categories:
gnocchi, food
Form: Epulaeryu