When In Rome
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No pease porridge for me if you please
neither hot nor cold
especially not if what's in the pot
is nine days old
for when in Parma Palermo or Pisa
(no pottage slop)
I'm predisposed an...
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Categories:
pecorino, drink, food, humorous, silly,
Form: Rhyme
My Life as a Mouse
...I awoke this morning in a reflective state,
Considering my life in the Johnston estate,
And my trials and tribulations as a mouse,
Living, as I am, actually, beneath their house.
Cats, bird...
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Categories:
pecorino, animal, humor,
Form: Personification
It Is One of Those Dinners
...it is one of those dinners
leaning in the doorway, she is working
to her, this is a simple one
spaghetti ala Carbonara
she explains it to me as she processes
pancetta is meat from pork belly
s...
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Categories:
pecorino, destiny, devotion, endurance, husband,
Form: Romanticism
Vintage Cheese
...My eyes scan over the table.
My taste buds begin to perspire.
There’s so much food here on offer,
so I wonder what I’ll desire.
There are some beautiful salads.
There’s carrot, corn and green...
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Categories:
pecorino, food,
Form: Rhyme
Patience
...P Patience is a virtue, a footstep
A Along the road of life, ambrosia
T To a world in turmoil; the tiniest
I Interjected bits of soul food like, Fusilli,
E...
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Categories:
pecorino, care, heart, mentor, peace,
Form: Acrostic
Pecorino Romano Cheese
...I love me some Pecorino Romano cheese
The taste is divine, it brings to me my knees!
I love it on pizzas, generously. I love it on my chili
And crackers. A...
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Categories:
pecorino, appreciation, fate, food, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Pasta: a Fork of Heaven
...PASTA: A FORK OF HEAVEN
In a pot of bubbling boiling water,
I drop hard nine inches long bundle of farfelles..
Minutes passed,between my fingertips,
I pressed one strand, ...
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Categories:
pecorino, beautiful, desire, food, imagery,
Form: Didactic