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brian sites
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0 posted 2002-08-30 10:50 AM


Good things come
            in threes
A bowl laid out
          before me
I take a bite
lay down the spoon
and lapse in
         rhapsody

The Familiar of garlic, tomato and bay
                 the home of everyday
                laughter, sadness, work and play

The Revelry of onion, peppers and celery
                reverent texture trinity
               meat of moon, tides and deviltry

The Filigree of basil, oregano and thyme
                 baroque details remind
                delicate iron wrought fine

The Fires of red, black and white
              combined flames excite
             lusty, earthy, mellow bite

The Mysteries of okra, fil`e and roux
                  timeless mud imbued
                 substantial sassy hue

I do not want this bowl to end
a complex stew
unequaled by any other
I raise it to my lips again --
    Trois Gumbo

I never aimed at reality; I aimed at truth. --Orson Welles

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Krishankins
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1 posted 2002-08-30 10:53 AM


I can almost taste it! This is a very descriptive write, brian. Lovely.

Hey dog, did you see the size of that chicken!?

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2 posted 2002-08-30 10:54 AM


bon temp, mon amis!

The witch in me sees this gumbo cooking in a cauldron!

And the coon ass in me knows that a good gumbo should be eaten slowly, to be savored.

And you have all the right ingredients, too! *please, sir, may I have some more?*

brian sites
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3 posted 2002-08-30 11:24 AM


thank you Kris
and
yes YOU!
take all you want
I'll make more


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4 posted 2002-08-30 01:01 PM



This was a great read!  
Unfortunately, for now I'm starving!

brian sites
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5 posted 2002-08-30 01:18 PM


thank you Karilea

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6 posted 2002-08-30 01:42 PM


You want a cauldron? Try my empty stomach!
And now I want to fill it
in these words

(ask wranx to show you "A meal of words," something I wrote a long while back about soup, too)

Soup IS good food.

But where's the alligator?

Mike

brian sites
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7 posted 2002-08-30 01:50 PM


alligator on the OUTside!
huntin your soup mike
thanks for trying mine

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8 posted 2002-08-30 02:37 PM


I've had alligator (it wasn't in gumbo),
and I must say
Yum!

(responding so I can add you to my library -- I keep forgetting )

Mike

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9 posted 2002-08-30 02:44 PM


That was great. Enjoyed reading. thanx for posting.
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10 posted 2002-08-31 12:06 PM


Hope there's enough in the bottom o' that cauldron to swipe a hunk of bread through.

I eat that, I do

~Ed

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11 posted 2002-08-31 12:18 PM


You are the kind of  man that would be a pleasure to cook for! Great poem!

Love, Light & Laughter
Linda

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12 posted 2002-08-31 12:25 PM


Very nice, left my mouth watering for a steamy bowl of gumbo.

SimplyGold

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