image by robert & shana parke-harrison
pepper
It's not just about flavor,
but a rewarding crunch,
as copper grinds heaven
over everything consumable
with gravel-jolt and halt.
I suppose the whole idea
of cracked peppercorns
started before the Spice Wars
and the creaky Dutch ships
loaded with putrid meat,
back in the Garden of Eden,
when Abel discovered
the best companion to salt,
accidentally crushing it
between unsuspecting rocks.
tess kincaid
March 2012
Posted over on her site
Life at Willow Manor
Listed as #2 over at
Mag 109
Excellent
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