Genuflect to the Garlic
A Sensational Poem
Garlic is the only author among vegetables--listen to its fresh pages turning
Your nose is studying the history of guileless, peasant genius
Olive oil is a shining, smooth challenge to atheism: taste it
Watch the parmesan make notes and add parsley punctuation
Do you feel tradition making the present more bearable for your mouth?
About the Creator
D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Garlic is a small miracle.
'Garlic as the author' ....Brilliant. i can almost taste the pasta withits cheesy buttey oil gleaming sauce.. Congratulations
Hi
Very cool
This really works - garlic as an author - such a fresh and interesting idea. And now I'm hungry.
This made me hungry for so many dishes with garlic. Yes, genuflect to garlic! Congrats on the Top Story!
I am hungry for pastaaa~ This was incredible and beautiful! Congrats on T.S :)
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
mmm. That's a yummy creation. Congrats on the TS.
Momma mia! Capitano Neutrino would be proud!
Congrats on Top Story! What a brilliant take on a seemingly simple topic
Amazing!
This is an ingenious addition to the mix. Well done. Congratulations, too, on the Top Story!
great work
Well...sir. Congrats, on a very deserving Top Story!
This is fantastic- a brilliantly clever and fun take on the challenge, D.J.! Now I want some garlicy pasta... :)
Such a tasty treat. garlic does bring its own delights. Delish!
As a man of Italian heritage, I feel it my honour to bestow upon you many a fine word of praise and due respect for such an impressive, sensory overload ode to one of the most important ingredients one can have at one's disposal. See, I am trying...failing...to be as eloquent with my elevation as you were, sir. Just, well done, sir! If it's possible, this is one of my favourites of yours! Though that would always be a hard thing to decide upon! Vocal better put this in the winner's circle or I am revolting.
Oh my, that was soooo mouth watering! I loved it!
I mean, garlic as muse. Inspiration, gastronomy-style. I mean, I don't know what to say. I am, it is fair to say, impressed. To take a humble bulb and write such a rich piece? Are there Michelin stars for poetry?