Ramen and Sushi
We savor it together
Sharing peaceful time
So how do you like your sushi
just sashimi on a plate?
or do you prefer it wrapped in nori?
decorated with microgreens and eggs?
And is there wasabi?
that heat to the tongue?
just a dash or a dab?
Does it make your nose run?
Do you dip in soy?
or is it the modern aminos?
without that salty it seems a bit drab....
Do you like your fish as an appetizer to your meal
or can it be the main course?
Do you want a bit of surf and turf
alternating between beef and fish
culinary exertion almost unreal?
Start with seaweed salad, edamame or just some simple hot green tea?
And is it chopsticks or handrolls?
or do you eat with your hands?
Are there other accompanying tricks?
I long to hear of your distinguishing traits
as you tempt me with your stories and wit
So tell me your tales of sushi
and I will tell you mine
And then perhaps we shall have some saki
and find another way to pass the time
- Do you like it raw? - Artimus (C) Susan Manley 6/15/2024 2:48PM
Yeah... I am a bit salty today
Giant red sea urchins piled high on a dock.
Still live, their spines wave, beckoning me.
Soon to be processed as haute cuisine stock,
Then sent to Japan to make roe puree.
It is sad to see these poor little guys.
They move with intention to find the Sea.
Too bad that their taste tends to tantalize
The overall fondness for good sushi.
Gone are their days of clearing the algae,
Which urchins eat, and coral reefs protect.
Next time you take a bite of that sushi,
Consider how food and Nature connect.
Sushi is so dang good,
I could eat it every day.
"Oh, you would surely grow tired of it!",
You might say.
But I am here to tell you,
There is no limit,
To the amount of sushi I can consume.
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!
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.
He stood in the middle of
The ring and asked the
Members of The
Right Stuff inc.
To stop the B.S.
And start making things
Right for the people.
In his lavish robe
And pink mask
Ghetto Sushi
Said if it comes to
Wrestling he'd out
Wrestle them
If it came to
Brawling he'd
Out Brawl them
He spoke about
Being first in line
And having his
Back turned to
All the hungry
Wolves, he scared
The micro phone
Interveiwee when
He started speaking
About things he didn't
Understand saying
Miss Tusslers baby boy
Was a champion
People the world over
Loved and admired him
Miss Tussler and Big Meanie
Liked nice things but they
Didn't like you
MissTussler liked cool people
But they didn't like you.
I use to think Big Meanie
And Miss Tussler were
Bad people til I meet you
Ghetto Sushi say
Miss Tussler beat that
Ass and Ghetto Suchi
Gonna beat that ass too!
Ghetto Sushi represents
Clean areas and living
Responsibly The star
Shing bright in
The big sky
Ghetto Sushi
Ah Superstar a
Bright light among
The night a sample
Of what greatness is
I am Ghetto Sushi
The Greatest of Altime!
altered from ever existing
so that someone else could prosper
and be placed above you through
the uncontested means of believing
strength in the fact that anything against
others makes your position right
loyalty to your spouse
means you honor your position in marriage
following your spouse blindly is quite foolish.
than all bowed before me expecting
me to remedy their ills
to make me hero, in their need to speak of
someone other than their selves.
now I am left with nothing and no one.
they shall trick you to divide you
and ally with you incertain agreements
they will divide you from who you
have chosen to honor as husband
to make wives in Eden.
they shall speak ill of those
ways that make you a man and compare
men to woman and settle
with that which draws no division
Smite him that givest that
his labors one cares not of
but only the fact that he shall
speak fooly and be kindred
and will never want to
take marriage with you
3 CUPS OF SHREDDED CABBAGE
1 CUP OF CHOPPED SHRIMP (RAW)
1 CUP OF CRABMEAT
2 tABLESPOONS OF CRUSHED GARLIC
1/4 CUP OF MINCED ONION
1/4 DICED CARROTS
1/4 CHOPPED CELERY
2 TABLESPOONS OF CAYENNE PEPPER
3 EGG YOLKS
3 TABLESPOONS OF SESAME SEED OIL
4 tABLESPOONS OF MINCED GINGER ROOT
3 tABLESPOONS OF CORNSTARCH
15 EGGROLL WRAPPERS
MIX INGREDIENTS, ALLOW MIXTURE TO STAND, REFRIGERATE FOR 25 MINUTES.
FILL EGG ROLLS AND FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURE FOR EGG ROLL WRAPPING.
DEEP FRY AND SERVE WITH A PLUM SAUCE OR HONEY AND LEMON SAUCE.
YEM MEN SAY SHE DEW...HAW! (LAUGHING)
HAW! (LAUGHING)
YA'LL SEM SAAY YE DEW?
WE DEW! WE DEW!
HAW!
HAW!
(LAUGHING)
law'd ya'll gonna get me to be straight
she told the member of the press
we gay down here gal
how i look committing to sum man
have generations of people
talking together at a ceremony
kissin sum man: .
don't look right saying I dew.
I does but when they dew, dew they?
being submissive to sum man,
well that's sorta strange, deranged and kinda like
sumthang my momma wanted.
ah shucks, I forgot to mention
think I better pay attention
sumthang want me to say
now she be rie for loving and pregantationitive
but marrge up on a woman
and settling to a man might be
submissivation
a part of causative fussin.
she at gonna be with just you
tell me what you want to dew
be juss you and me rite.
i gotta dyke at home, six chillium daddies
and this ole fool want me to settle down-nay wit hymn.
huh! aint happening he crazy!
he crazy!
he crazy!
HE'S BEEN lied too
CHEATED ON
THE SUBJECT OF
EVERY SAD SONG
BROTHER
NEVER A FATHER AND
DEFINITION OF
A BAD SON
HE CAN'T FIND A REAL
WOMAN
WHO'S BEEN THRU
HALF THE THANGS
THAT HE'S DONE BEEN
SOME WOMAN PLOT
AGAINST GENTLEMEN
TRY TO MAKE THEIR
EFFORDS VAIN
THEY UNDERMINE
AND ARE MEDDLESOME
THEY TAKE THEM
FOR GRANITE
AND TAKE THEIR GAINS
WHEN YOU FIND A WOMAN
AND TRY TO COMPROMISE
THE WOMAN AROUND PLAN YOUR DEMISE
THEY SOUGHT THE PRESSURE
AND STRAM THE STRAIN
LIKE I SAID BEFORE
TO TAKE YOUR GAINS
A REAL WOMAN WANTS
AND WORKS FOR HER TREASURE
SHE STORE IT SO
SHE CAN SHARE WITH YOU
THESE
GHETTO SUSHI'S
I COME ACROSS
THEY
DO NOTHING
AND BLAME
EVERYTHING ON YOU
HE'S BEEN LIED TO
AND TALKED ABOUT
THEY USES HIS WORDS
TO PULL HIM APART
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
I'LL TELL YOU FACT
SHE WANTS TO DESTROY
ALL YA'LL KNOW THAT
HE CAN'T FIND A
WOMAN
WHO DONE BEEN THRU
HALF THE THANGS HE
DONE BEEN
someone took my ghetto sushi
mi chore daysay real who-chi-choo-chi
dim dang do she give ah roux-chay
she won dat he-mi do she pochie
let me tell you a story
bout ghetto sushi
she real pretty lady
she who-chi chockie
she sing song
oh let me be lew'd she
grind bump and dance
she real who-chi coutie
(who dat?)
mi ghetto sushi
mi ghetto sushi
she love dah men
you chore for dolla
she bump-neaf dim
she kiss and folla
she so vailable
she chore for dolla
(who?)
mi ghetto sushi!
mi ghetto sushi!
she say
" oh mi so horny
oh mi so hornie
mi love you longthyme"
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!!
I just can’t stomach rice and sushi,
it just never has agreed with me-
One day my belly just over blew,
was it food poisoning or the flu?
I tried ginger ale, you see,
but is that myth really true?
So now I stay away from sushi and rice,
when out with friends, I must think twice-
No more Japanese food for my tummy,
but rather Italian food is yummy,
or I think even Mexican will suffice,
to me, sushi is nothing but crummy!
My Blue Cheese is...Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Kevin Shaw
January 13th, 2018
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
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