poetry lesson #12
Worthy of a Michelin star, this?
homecooked fried rice by dsnake1
photo also by him
poetry lesson #12
() cooking a poem
the fire is lit
the ink is heated
but when i throw
in the words,
try to stir fry
them
trying to cook
a decent poem,
i wonder
have i chopped them
up properly
diced them verbs nicely
minced the nouns
selected the right metaphors
have i added them
in the right order
and am i
missing some spice
of adjectives.
the colours are looking right
it's almost done
ready to be served
on a new page
and garnish with line breaks.
18/04/2009
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from my old naporimo 2009 files.
Netflix - The Glorious Food of Studio Ghibli Supercut
There is no food featured from one of my favourite Ghibli films, Grave of the Fireflies. Maybe food during wartime is deemed not attractive enough by Netflix. :)
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2021
photo also by him
poetry lesson #12
() cooking a poem
the fire is lit
the ink is heated
but when i throw
in the words,
try to stir fry
them
trying to cook
a decent poem,
i wonder
have i chopped them
up properly
diced them verbs nicely
minced the nouns
selected the right metaphors
have i added them
in the right order
and am i
missing some spice
of adjectives.
the colours are looking right
it's almost done
ready to be served
on a new page
and garnish with line breaks.
18/04/2009
**********
from my old naporimo 2009 files.
Netflix - The Glorious Food of Studio Ghibli Supercut
There is no food featured from one of my favourite Ghibli films, Grave of the Fireflies. Maybe food during wartime is deemed not attractive enough by Netflix. :)
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2021
Labels: food, Poetry, poetry lesson #
posted by dsnake1 at 12:18 AM
17 Comments:
Looks delicious. Hmmm a good cook and writes poetry...appealing combination...the fans will be lining up at the door:)
Ha ha, your fried rice looks very tasty! I think I'll make some for lunch today; you've inspired me. Though it might not be as good as yours – I'm an indifferent cook.
You yourself must be a lover of cooking, to have penned this delightful piece about cooking a poem! Watch out – you might become the source of yet another prompt! (Grin.)
Delicious all-around. I really enjoyed this poetic recipe. And the image made me hungry.
Rall,
Thank you!
Appealing combination! I took up home cooking out of necessity. Eating out can be expensive. :)
Rosemary,
Yes, I can cook up a mean fried rice.
Actually this poem is for a daily NaPoWriMo piece which was posted on my other blog.
Oh no, another prompt source?
My favourite prompt source is from the Bibliomancy Oracle where i think i wrote most of my better poetry. :)
Magaly,
A poetic recipe, hey? :)
This was an absolute delight. I want to show them to my husband when he wakes up, as he is a poet as well as a kick ass cook.
Rommy,
Great! There are husbands who are good cooks, and if he is a poet as well, that is a bonus. :)
Garnished with line breaks - is a sriracha of a line... loved it!
Adjectives make the writing more "poetic" but they mess things up if you're trying to make it rhyming or syllabic.
Good cooks? I make spaghetti, chicken parmesan, hot dogs (with chili, sauerkraut, pickle relish, mustard, ketchup, and cheese or any part of those), corndogs, canned soups, soup in a cup--add water, chicken or tuna salad sandwiches, raisin cinnamon bread toasted with cream cheese and jam, soda crackers with peanut butter and chocolate hazelnut spread, or else follow most any easy recipe. I prepare more food than does Mrs. Jim but she makes more exotic dishes, sometimes from scratch.
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Rajani,
Thank you!
Sriracha is nice, and hot! :)
Jim,
Thank you!
It seems you are quite a mean cook too!
Adjectives have their uses but i would avoid them in haiku or short verses. :)
A good cook is like a good chemist - it requires all the right ingredients, the correct amounts, etc. else you get something you didn't intend.
A good creative can sometimes have "happy accidents." Lucky for us when it happens
J M,
Thank you!
something to think about. :)
Sounds to be a tasty meal!
magiceye,
haha! Actually I can cook up a mean fried rice. :)
Love the merging of food and language!
Thank you, Sara!
Blogger again keeps sending some comments to my spam folder.
I really enjoyed this. Your line breaks and short lines really seemed to capture the prep of stir fry - chopping up the poem vegetables for perfect cooking. I disagree with the line breaks as mere garnish though. I think they can be quite integral to the dish.
Thank you, JYP.
Ah, another fan of line breaks! Yes, i think line breaks is a rather under-rated tool of poetry. They give the space for the reader to pause, to examine. As you said, it is quite integral to the work.
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