Comments on: Bell Pepper

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:22:35 +0000

Cool! I’m think there might be a publishing niche there, at least for those of us in the habit of reading while eating. I know I would like to read not only more food poetry, but more food philosophy, too. To my knowledge, a good phenomenology of food preparation and consumption has yet to be written.

By: leslee

leslee — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:13:09 +0000

Nice. I love the view inside the green cathedral, and the growing sunset.

I started the day reading Dick Jones’ market poem – aha! He’s on the list! I read his with breakfast and yours, appropriately enough, with a dinner of roasted veggies (pepper included), rice and sausage.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:09:42 +0000

Thanks, y’all! Sorry I’ve been so taciturn lately (but note the new “Blogging Without Obligation” button at the bottom of my sidebar).

dale – I love Marvell, too.

littlepurplecow – Welcome!

Miguel – I wonder what it would be like to be a louse, exploring the world’s last remaining forests?
There are definitely some “forests” I wouldn’t mind exploring in that manner… but I shan’t elaborate.

By: miguel

miguel — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:16:44 +0000

I always love your point of view, Dave. I’m not sure if this is a weevil or a fly larva or a caterpillar, but if you scrunch yourself down that small and look through their eyes, I wonder what you would see? I wonder what it would be like to be a louse, exploring the world’s last remaining forests?

By: David Harmon

David Harmon — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:41:22 +0000

I like this! Worlds in a grain of… salad? ;-)

By: jzr

jzr — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:57:50 +0000

Great piece of writing!! Love the “vegetable sky!”

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:52:36 +0000

Oh, I quite like this, Dave. Green cathedral space, ponderous with seeds, the orange sunset, no heart quite like this.

By: littlepurplecow

littlepurplecow — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:31:17 +0000

Great perspective. Glad to discover this space.

By: rr

rr — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:07:28 +0000

MMmmmm. Edible in its loveliness.

By: dale

dale — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:34:04 +0000

Wonderfully satisfying poem. “vegetable sky” brought immediately to my mind “vegetable love” — as in Marvell — “My vegetable love should grow / Vaster than empires, and more slow.” There’s more than just the verbal chime, there’s a deeper connection, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.