Spumoni Symphony: A Grand Dessert Suite
An Epulaeryu Poem of Dessert Delights
A childhood dessert memory, sweetly measured in verse.
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Memory quartets stay sweet
Green pistachio Brieves
Cherry minims in sweet cream
Crochets of candy
Chocolate heaven calls
Spumoni
Sings.
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Vanilla ice-cream tickles
Recollections croon
Soft citron notes calm
Almond chips a balm
Soft, spongy cake soothes
Whipped cream so comforts
Spumoni's
Song.
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Italian dessert suite plays
Childhood notes so fond
Gracing my tongue with grand tones
Crisp arpeggios rise
Sweet legatos blend
Spumoni
Sounds.
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Original epulaeryu by Michelle Liew. AI tags are coincidental.
Notes:
An epulaeryu is essentially a poetic ode to food--in this case, a dessert (or a dessert memory). The format is as follows:
First line: 7 syllables
Second line: 5 syllables
Third line: 7 syllables
Fourth line :5 syllables
Fifth line: 5 syllables
Sixth line : 3 syllables
Seventh line : 1 syllable.
Try it and bring your favourite foods to life.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (5)
I never had Spumoni! It sounds and looks delicious. I loved the poem and I learned about this format I didn’t know about. I might try it. I love all sorts of dessert, cakes, and ice cream. I like the choice of music for the video but it was too loud over your voice. 🤗 But it could still be read so it’s Okay.
I've only had spumoni once, but it didn't look as good as the kind in the photo you chose. Yum! And thank you for introducing me to a new form. I had to look up how to pronounce it, lol.
Love the epulaeryu. And the dessert!!
This sounds delicious! Also I'd never heard of a epulaeryu before, so you've taught me something today.
Omgggg, I need that in my mouth right nowwww! It looks and sounds soooo delicious!