Food poems - let's eat our words (poetry game)

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Write a poem pertaining to food, food you love, food you hate, food that means something special to you, food you ate somewhere cool, food you ate off of someone cool.

NOM NOM my favorite food in the ever ever:
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Xiao Long Bao

In the beginning
there was nothing -
this was huntun.

nothing grew lonely
turned in on itself
and from emptiness
blossomed

succulent
hothouse meat
encased
in delicate shells
that break open
to release
torrents.

the first
"ahh..."
of satisfaction
homecoming
 

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Eating Disorder
Why did I have to eat the whole buffet?
There's nothing left to try another day.
Hard exercise might help restore my waist,
Destroyed by buttered rolls and Texas toast.
I almost choked, you see, devouring roast.
What purpose did it serve to eat in haste?
Control and common sense were at a dearth,
As nothing on my plate was left to waste.
I found each item tried chock-full of taste,
Including every veggie grown on earth.
I piled plate after plate with beef and pork,
Determined to consume my money's worth,
Ignoring consequences to my girth,
Creating havoc with a knife and fork.
 

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my molars luxuriate
crushing tender herb salad
drowned in blue cheese dressing

they say use only a tablespoon

I am not done
eating
by a long
shot

they say eat five small meals

next I tuck into
the duck, weeping
great salty tears
I munch

birds are my favorite avains

sipping blood red wine
I slurp
burp
then guzzle
I am sated

only for the next two hours
 

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When I Am Poor I Eat Spaghetti

when i am poor
i eat spaghetti --
collecting pennies
from parking lots
to buy meatballs --
spinning lengths
of pasta
onto a fork spool,
cheeks and chin
decorated
in tomato-y sauce

when I am rich
I dine on
the white flesh
of lobster
same chin
dripping
with garlic butter--
awash in champagne
and something
decadently chocolate
for pud
 

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Lunch today
was damp
honey seared chicken
on brown rice
diet coke
floating a lemon slice.
 

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[FONT=&quot] Gray[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Once I have selected the perfect vessel[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That is soothing in to the touch[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I caress it gently for a moment[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]For now I have found the perfect cup[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] The kettle starts to whistle[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The sound begins to caress my soul[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The water is almost ready[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]For this gentle soothing cup which I do now hold
[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Slowly I open the tin[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]To select the tea bag that I desire[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The sent of the fresh tea[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Just lifts my spirits even higher![/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Now as the anticipation builds[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]My desire begins to carry me away[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]My whole being craves[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]This most warming cup of gray[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]As I pour the hot water[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I become lost in its swirl [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I drifted away in times winds[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Back to when I was an innocent little girl[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I was again, serving my dolls [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]There cups of gray[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And my only concern[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Is how I will play away my day[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The chime of the spoon[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Brings be back through the currents of time[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]As I lovingly adore this cup of gray[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That will be so divine[/FONT]
 
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Onion

I ate you raw
You ate me whole
It was my insides you stole

Every time I tasted you
My body would recoil

You never tried to change
But I found out what could

I tossed you in the fire
And stripped you of your soul
 

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grainy crunch of corn
washed down in rivulets
of icy bubbling cola
salt-oil residue
on fingertips
and tongue
and lips

kiss me clean



[plagiarized my own post from a different game but it fits here so well :D ]
 

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Snowflake Pancakes

Beautiful cakes fresh off a hot griddle
With consistent texture edge-to-middle
And a golden cast of just the right shade --
Yes, some people say they're easily made.

The 'snowflake' flapjacks I normally cook
Cannot be found in a recipe book.
Jumbo or dollar-size, they sometimes bake
Up thin as a crepe or thicker than steak.

Delicate or heavy and dark or light,
The results present no uniform sight.
And so my pancakes get their 'snowflake' name;
No two of mine ever turn out the same.
 

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How boring
to be
a Chinese saint

high in the mountains
breathing in mist
and ether
for sustenance.

Even those
on Mount Olympus
must get sick
of the same
damned Ambrosia
salads, cupcakes,
and loafs
every day of eternity.

Longingly
they watch me eat
my melting
Philly cheese steaks
and egg rolls bathed
in black vineagar.
 
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Almond Mounds!

Hills of chocolate Joy,
coconuts freshly picked
blend it all together
and tell me what you get
Almond Joy! Almond Mound!
This is the best junkfood
that I've ever found!
This may be a chant
or a cheer as it sounds
but I just came to tell
of my Joy for Almond Mound!

Completely random just thought I'd introduce myself to the Cooler :)
 

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Hills of chocolate Joy,
coconuts freshly picked
blend it all together
and tell me what you get
Almond Joy! Almond Mound!
This is the best junkfood
that I've ever found!
This may be a chant
or a cheer as it sounds
but I just came to tell
of my Joy for Almond Mound!

Completely random just thought I'd introduce myself to the Cooler :)

Welcome, Irish. :welcome: Sometimes you feel like a nut...me too! Yum!
 

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ahem ahem. FOOD POEMS ONLY PLOX. J/K.


Picked up
Pick up Stix
MSG Salty Chinese Food.

morass of sauce
week old shrimp
oil drenched wontons.

This after
my optometrist
threatened me
with blindness
for keeping contacts
in so long

and after
the waiter
with falsely jovial
attitude, irritated me
to deep fried angry extremes.

I ate it and didn't taste it.
 

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I asked you
if you wanted an omlette

your face
was so disappointed
when you realized I meant
to microwave

that I wished
I had cracked three
sunshine eggs
watched it flood
the cast-iron pan
added a pinch of salt
and three slices
of Tillamook cheese

and gently, baby-ishly
tucked it together.

The microwave beeps,
and I wish I still had
the tenderness required
for omlettes
 
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Chicken Patty, Chicken Patty
eat them for lunch everyday
round breaded white meat
the taste for never goes away!
 

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chicken in listeria sauce
salami e-coli sandwiches
antibiotic-boosted beefsteaks
I'm not hungry today
 

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My cat is easy prey,
distract him
with catnip on a string
and it's just a matter
of catching,
skinning,
and stir frying
with bell peppers,
ginger, and a squirt
of soy sauce.

Preparation
for a famine is why
I've kept him around
so long.
 

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mmm pickles

A hint of sweet
dill crunchy crunch
sliced on bed of mayo
between two sheets
of oatmeal whole grain
with chips and pop
-a meal
 

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How I adore thee
ballpark frank
microwaved
for two minutes fifty
until I hear you squealing high whiiiiine
as your skin casing bursts
and out spills juices
heavenly scent.

I'll cover you in ketchup
darling
I'll smother you with love
baby
I'll send you packing
sweetness
through my clomping chompers
down my eager gullet
while I watch old-fashioned TV
on the couch while Jake eats Salisbury steak

but wait.

The couch is sold
and Jake's still in the states
and if I want a ballpark frank
I've got to go all the way downtown
to the foreigner supermarket
where I might be able to get Jenni-O
for ten bucks a pack.