KPG28
Tempura Garden
Spring green
scallions, parsnips, carrots, radish roots
colored-blocked in rainbow hues
a garden created for you
by your hand. A stand of strands gathered—
a feast for eye, and lightly batter-fried,
all your stomach wants, all it demands,
a mouthfeel of crisp color, fresh-picked zip,
an imagined cuisine, a nascent, growing dream.
RFK28
Winter Break
Through the whishing-swish of wiper blades
across the teary glass,
he saw the house in murky light, its
spire seemed determined to rise above the gloom,
the windows were closed eyes, the door a pursed mouth,
the warning signs were there–but still
he did not hesitate to knock, the structure,
his school friend’s home. A hand without an arm,
beckoned him to enter,
the Addams Family house.
For Day 28 of Paul Brookes’ annual ekphrastic challenge, my poems were inspired by the artwork of Karen Pierce Gonzalez and Robert Frede Kenter. You can see the art and read other responses here.
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
ooh, the tempura garden
Thank you!
Love your edible poem! Colourful ingredients of imaginative recipes.
The image of that house was like something from a horror film 🙂
Thank you! xx
Yes, that’s what I thought about the house, too. And for some reason I thought of the Addams Family. 🙂
Now I am so very hungry!
And once my hunger is sated, I’m ready to go visit the Addams Family house! 🙂
Hahaha. Thank you!
😍
What a great ode to fresh veggies! In “Winter Break,” took me completely by surprise.
Thank you, Liz!
You’re welcome, Merril!
The end of the second poem is a riot. The Adams Family house was a fun curiosity.
As for the first poem, as a veggie and lover of tempura…. YAY!
Thank you! 😊