Best Pasta Poems

Along a Jersey creek, somebody
Made a crazy find – 
500 pounds of pasta had been 
Somehow left behind.

Whoever dumped the noodles
(Mainly elbows and spaghetti)
Isn’t known, but word got out and
There was lots of wordplay ready.

“Pastabilities were endless,”
Was reported and, as well,
“The perpetrators need
The penne-tentiary,” I...

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PASTA: A FORK OF HEAVEN

In a pot of bubbling boiling water,
I drop hard nine inches long bundle of farfelles..

Minutes passed,between my fingertips, 
I pressed one strand, al- dente! 

In a  platter glittering white, 
I form a fist of fresh-cooked pasta noodles,

pouring a hot scoop...

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Eeny meeny capellini,
Ziti, elbows, bucatini.
Vermicelli, farfalloni,
Gnocchi, orzo, rigatoni.

Alfabeto and linguine,
Cavatelli, fettuccine.
Penne, pappardelle and gigli,
Stelle, risi, tripolini.

Picking pasta gives you choices;
Any way, your mouth rejoices.
Think I'll go and boil me some - 
If it's cooked al dente - yum!...

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Oh, vermicelli, rigatoni!
Lost on a sea of minestrone. 
The sea beneath my feet,
And nothing else to eat,                     
I live on cheese and macaroni....

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My mother was an excellent cook, not fancy but home cooking,
                  Our kitchen was always full of delicious and mouth watering smells;
We kids had our favourites, of course,...

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The strong, potent garlic, 
browning in olive oil, fragrance 
throughout the house. Pasta 
soon would follow. As we entered 
the dining room we could smell 
the sweet fragrance of fresh basil, 
an added invitation to sheer 
delight. 
Freshly chopped tomato and 
scallions fried, gave color...

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There was a large cat from Llanelli
Who was terribly fond of spaghetti
One day out of menace
He travelled to Venice
Where he dined in the sun on a jetty....

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Come gather one and all
As I tell you of a feast 
That in this land
Could not be any finer
What is this meal called?
Give us a hint at least
What is so grand
And Heaven on earth, fair diner?
I shall tell you of this wondrous meal
That I devour...

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~ Spinach Pasta Delight ~
( Epulaeryu )


Pasta dish is a delight
Tomatoes, spinach
Some basil, oregano
Onion, add garlic
Pasta penne, cook
Bake it all
Wow!


Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2017




July.13.2017




'Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.' 
- Mark Twain- 


~Author's Notes:

 The 'Epulaeryu' is a...

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I once met a fat lady called Nettie 
She ate plate after plate of spaghetti
Her face looked a real mess
Pasta splashed on her dress
She reminded me of a huge yeti


04~13~17...

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Dining with devotion
generates joy and satisfaction;
with best food served on the table,
truly, an act of celebration.
I dawdle in getting to the food
to let others take their choice;
my favorites showcase their flavor
filled with a finely made concoction.

Tomatoes seem quite ubiquitous
in many cuisines like Italian flavor;
macaroni and...

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You are the stuff my culinary dreams are made of.
Unending shapes and sizes.
From skinny linguini to the rounded orecchiette 
and squiggly fusilli.
As my tongue tastes morsels of your saucy tubular goodness,
I compose a rhyme of the ancient marinara to atone
for my over-the-top pasta love.
Stuffed, plain,...

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When I think of my favourite food
my mind thinks of a wonderful land
one shaped similar to a boot
it's capital is so very grand

So my favourite food is Italia Pasta
those lovely strands made so slender
such smoothness made to a T
your taste buds feel it so tender

There's...

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Pasta with tomato sauce and basil please!
Or, white pasta with olive oil will do,
Steaming hot, slippery, sprinkled with cheese,
How about tagliatelle smothered in ragu',

Cannelloni stuffed with ricotta and spinach,
Thick lasagne layered with ham.
Please say it's pasta, please say we can.

Ravioli with potato filling dripping in...

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Love pasta in any way shape or form
It's basically all the same stuff
Different shapes, sometimes filled
Proudly I'm a pasta buff

With cheese or meat and tomato sauce
Making me drool right now
Might not be able to finish my poem
Heading for the kitch......

© Jack Ellison 2013...

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