Best Poems Written by Rose Mallick

Ode To My Appetite

'Oh God! from where to start' 

Is what comes first in my mind,

When I sit for a grand dine;

Who cares about getting fat,

Who cares about gaining weight,

When the soul and the tongue 

Together craves for the ultimate taste. Momos, cutlets, fish fingers or burgers,

Are like a divine blessing to all the foodies,

And are the mind delighter as starters.


No it's really difficult, 

To keep out panipuri, idli, dhokla and vada

Out of my craving list;

Seriously nothing can fetch me immense pleasure, 

Other than a mega feast.


Whenever I step out of my house,

I can't resist myself from trying out

The dishes of those roadside stalls,

And if not that then at least 

Some cookie, chocolate or chips from malls,

Surely will have a space in my stomach at any cost.


Perhaps every foodie thinks in such a way,

Till the time you live,

Give your taste a treat everyday.

Anything like healthy or junk doesn't matter, 

When am happy to see that food served on my platter;

After all it's me who will enjoy that aesthetic taste,

So it's not that bad,

To have the tag of foodie written on my face.

Copyright © Rose Mallick | Year Posted 2021