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Genuflect to the Garlic

A Sensational Poem

By D. J. ReddallPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Top Story - October 2024
https://www.tastemade.com/recipes/spaghetti-aglio-e-olio

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?

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About the Creator

D. J. Reddall

I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.

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  • Kendall Defoe about a year ago

    Garlic is a small miracle.

  • JBaz2 years ago

    'Garlic as the author' ....Brilliant. i can almost taste the pasta withits cheesy buttey oil gleaming sauce.. Congratulations

  • MD RUKEL MIA2 years ago

    Hi

  • George Hall2 years ago

    Very cool

  • Rachel Robbins2 years ago

    This really works - garlic as an author - such a fresh and interesting idea. And now I'm hungry.

  • Silver Daux2 years ago

    This made me hungry for so many dishes with garlic. Yes, genuflect to garlic! Congrats on the Top Story!

  • Ruby Red2 years ago

    I am hungry for pastaaa~ This was incredible and beautiful! Congrats on T.S :)

  • Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    mmm. That's a yummy creation. Congrats on the TS.

  • Gerard DiLeo2 years ago

    Momma mia! Capitano Neutrino would be proud!

  • D.K. Shepard2 years ago

    Congrats on Top Story! What a brilliant take on a seemingly simple topic

  • Pamela Williams2 years ago

    Amazing!

  • Cindy Calder2 years ago

    This is an ingenious addition to the mix. Well done. Congratulations, too, on the Top Story!

  • Paul Stewart2 years ago

    Well...sir. Congrats, on a very deserving Top Story!

  • Gabriel Huizenga2 years ago

    This is fantastic- a brilliantly clever and fun take on the challenge, D.J.! Now I want some garlicy pasta... :)

  • Antoni De'Leon2 years ago

    Such a tasty treat. garlic does bring its own delights. Delish!

  • Paul Stewart2 years ago

    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!

  • Rachel Deeming2 years ago

    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?

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