Food Poetry Challenge

Angeline

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Got food poems? I told Tathagata that I'm gonna take him to NYC just so we can sample pizza from there and argue over whose city makes it better, lol. Then I remembered this poem I wrote on that very subject.

Do you write about food? Food references in poems can be narrative and literal or um deliciously metaphoric. If you have any such poems, post them in this thread and/or submit them. If you don't, write one--consider it a challenge. We'll submit them in a few weeks.

Who's hungry? I mean participating? (I'm sure Eve can twist up a good one, right Eve? Hint hint.)

Better Pizza Blues (Philly Pie Song)

Don't call no Domino's,
if you wanna taste my pie.
Thumbs down on Pizza Hut.
That shit will make you cry!
Give you a nosebleed honey;
make your tummy crash.

Forget about those places.
This girl don't eat no trash.

Follow me to South Street.
Stay close. Hold my hand.
Walk tough. Strut a swagger.
That's what we understand.
You're in my world now,
so smile and just act cool.

We're goin' to DiDonato's:
Think of it as pizza school.

They got sausage, pepper,
mushrooms, black olives,
anchovy and onion, too.
Pepperoni. Oh baby
this ain't no bologna
fly pie with no barbeque!

So take a slice, hold it,
open up, fold it, bite it,
and give it a chew,
then swallow, breathe.
You're my homey now,
and garlic is so good for you.
 
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You can get it all kinda ways in Boston
How you like it baby?
Long, stringy hanging off your chin drippy slurpy goodness?
yeah we got that
you want it thin or thick?
Crust, baby, crust.

Cross town there's yuppie pizza
BBQ sauce and free range chicken on wheat crust with chipolte sauce...blah blah fuckin blah
But those are the assholes who put pineapple on pizza too
So we ignore them for the most part.


You want it greek?
slippery, oiled up to slide
oh so easy, right where you like it?
Better bring some napkins cus it'll be messy
think crunchy crust and 3 kinds of cheese

You can get it deep here too
yep chicago deep
6 inches or more
better use two hands or your gonna get it all over ya dress

how about sicilian?
rich and hot
served by the piece
like a sheet cake
you want a corner piece so you get that huge mouthful
of dough
thin sauce
thin cheese..almost crunchy
that's good eatin
bet you can't handle 2 of 'em


you want it on top??
tell me what you like baby
mushroom, pepperoni, garlic
bacon, hamburger,fried eggplant
chirizo , that's fuckin spicy, onion pepper and sausage?
we call that a garbage pizza
throw everything on it
salami and anchovies and meatballs
extra cheese??
50 cents

oh and don't let me see you using a knife and fork
you bend it in half
and put the tip in your mouth
and
eat it
slow
 
Tathagata said:
You can get it all kinda ways in Boston
How you like it baby?
Long, stringy hanging off your chin drippy slurpy goodness?
yeah we got that
you want it thin or thick?
Crust, baby, crust.

Cross town there's yuppie pizza
BBQ sauce and free range chicken on wheat crust with chipolte sauce...blah blah fuckin blah
But those are the assholes who put pineapple on pizza too
So we ignore them for the most part.


You want it greek?
slippery, oiled up to slide
oh so easy, right where you like it?
Better bring some napkins cus it'll be messy
think crunchy crust and 3 kinds of cheese

You can get it deep here too
yep chicago deep
6 inches or more
better use two hands or your gonna get it all over ya dress

how about sicilian?
rich and hot
served by the piece
like a sheet cake
you want a corner piece so you get that huge mouthful
of dough
thin sauce
thin cheese..almost crunchy
that's good eatin
bet you can't handle 2 of 'em


you want it on top??
tell me what you like baby
mushroom, pepperoni, garlic
bacon, hamburger,fried eggplant
chirizo , that's fuckin spicy, onion pepper and sausage?
we call that a garbage pizza
throw everything on it
salami and anchovies and meatballs
extra cheese??
50 cents

oh and don't let me see you using a knife and fork
you bend it in half
and put the tip in your mouth
and
eat it
slow

Yo? You talkin to me?
You tawkin to me?
I KNOW how to eat pizza.
Thin crust baby, piping hot
and a floury slightly burnt
bottom, fresh tomato sauce
and not too much cheese,
more than a mouthful
is such a waste.

Olive oil, fresh basil, garlic,
onions, mmmmushrooms,
maybe a little Italian sausage.

And don't you worry, Guido:
I know exactly how to fold,
insert, and savor. Did you
ever really doubt that I did?

:p
 
yes, Salva heard the tales
of the greasy cheezy
extra all insanity
hauling god's dish
like a Vegas vulgarity
buried in burlesque
over there

Salva would cry
if he didn't laugh
and swoop
from stone to china
devotion
Parma
worship
parmessan
on a bed so thin
and tender it will
dissolve in your breath
and a sheen
of extra virgin
just beneath

no more
yes, basil maybe
if Salva's in the mood
 
Tathagata said:
You can get it all kinda ways in Boston
How you like it baby?
You want it greek?
slippery, oiled up to slide
oh so easy, right where you like it?


Anybody but me, suddenly doubting whether Monkey-Man is till talking pizza here?:p ;)



Best pizza I ever had was in Rome. You bought it by weight and man it was so good. I drool just thinking of it.

*running away before Ange catches me here and makes me write a pizza poem*;) :kiss:
 
*Catbabe* said:
Anybody but me, suddenly doubting whether Monkey-Man is till talking pizza here?:p ;)



Best pizza I ever had was in Rome. You bought it by weight and man it was so good. I drool just thinking of it.

*running away before Ange catches me here and makes me write a pizza poem*;) :kiss:

you have a dirty mind
:p
 
we maybe don't have such good pizza, here in the midwest, but i'll put our meat up against yours any day of the week, with long vegas odds on any of your steak being as good as ours.

....no poem, just bragging.

~D.A.
 
DeepAsleep said:
we maybe don't have such good pizza, here in the midwest, but i'll put our meat up against yours any day of the week, with long vegas odds on any of your steak being as good as ours.

....no poem, just bragging.

~D.A.

comparing meat??
can't wait to see what Catbabe says about this one...
 
Tathagata said:
comparing meat??
can't wait to see what Catbabe says about this one...

I can behave.


I can.


Stop laughing.;) :p


Leaving quickly before I make a liar outta myself
 
Oh great, a poetry thread dedicated to pizza. That means I just have to say my piece about it sooner or later.
 
Randi Grail said:
Oh great, a poetry thread dedicated to pizza. That means I just have to say my piece about it sooner or later.

Well just don't be cheesy about it.


Hello Randi..always a pleasure to see you
:rose:
 
Randi Grail said:
Hur hur hur. :D
Ditto. C'mere and give us a hug, big boy.

Oh yeah twist my arm
~hugs~
and the travels went well and you wrote some great poetry...
glad you are home safe and sound

:rose:
 
Tathagata said:
comparing meat??
can't wait to see what Catbabe says about this one...

....

Well. If it's like that.

I'll win there, too. >=]

~D.A.
 
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