The Dish (for N o o d l e h e a d)

This poem is dedicated to my friend and fellow poet, N o o d l e h e a d. Bon appetit!

In the Italian masterpiece,

Have you ever given thought

To the N o o d l e?

Not just any, but the

one at the very epicenter,

the N o o d l e h e a d!

She who writes her deepest

emotions upon the

delicate dough,

weaving them invisibly

into the recipe

for you to taste.

She serves a language lasagna,

Verses baked to perfection,

Spicy verbs with verisimilitude,

With a palette for prepositions.

And we, the customers and critics,

Eagerly devour that which was concocted in the kitchen...

However, we may still

miss the N o o d l e h e a d,

for she prefers to remain

anonymous,

behind the doors

of the dish,

smiling.

Reviews

[Shirlena]

You know sometimes I am actually am at a loss for words *scratching my head* but what a scrumptious write. I mean that as much literal as metaphorically and NH must be feeling extra good about herself right now that everybody's appetite has upped. This is so tasty :).

[Eric Pudalov]

Aww...thank you Shirlena!! Yes, she told me she liked it very much! I'm happy to do a tribute to a fellow WC poet.

[Rita L. Sev]

She serves a language lasagna,
Verses baked to perfection...

:) Love these lines; they describe our Noodle to perfection! Nice tribute, Eric!

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you Rita!! I appreciate that. Yes, now that I read it again, it kind of makes me hungry too. :-)

[Jack...]

A wonderful tribute to an even more wonderful friend. She is a blessing to us all. Very cool my friend.

[kublakhan27]

Amazing, poetic, heartfelt, and so on...without question one of the best odes to a fellow WC reader that I've read...I sure Noodlebop will be over the moon when she reads this...I was over the moon reading it and I'm not here haha Nicely done :)

[Lyn Anderson]

A well written tribute -- Not crazy about the bright red font, but I guess that's just me.

[Eric Pudalov]

Ah, you may have a point - I think I was trying to make it match the photo, but that's certainly not necessary. :-)

[Frieda P]

A delectable treat...Noodleydelicious!

[Eric Pudalov]

"Noodleydelicious." What a great portmanteau!

[Frieda P]

Ha that she is, and so is this poem! ;-)

[Giggling Star]

Delicious Schnoodle Doodle!

[Eric Pudalov]

LOL! Your comment makes me giggle...I can only imagine how many nicknames Noodle has. :-)

[Giggling Star]

it would be fun to see a list of them!

[Eric Pudalov]

You know Robbie said she wanted to give me a nickname...I can only imagine what she'll come up with. I said, "You've only known me a few weeks!"

[Mark]

Heehee very creative. I love lasagna almost as much as I love Noodle.

[Eric Pudalov]

Me too! That's why I picked lasagna, I think.

[Brook]

Such a lovely poem. Great job :)

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you Jade! I feel like I'm meeting a whole bunch of you at once, all of a sudden!!

[Brook]

You're very very welcome :)

[Scott Metro]

Very nice Eric...a tribute to the Noodle girl ..
I see her more as a limp little noodle swimming in a sea of chicken broth..delicate pieces of parsley brushing up against her..surrounded by little white meat chunks....gee....I'm suddenly hungry...lol
Nice job.
Scott

[Eric Pudalov]

LOL! Hmm...now that you mention it, I'm getting a bit hungry too! And thank you.

[Scott Metro]

:)
Scott....

[Eric Pudalov]

A "limp little noodle" is such a funny description, I can't help but laugh!

[Scott Metro]

:)
Scott......

[Eric Pudalov]

Scott - I do love the white wolf avatar, by the way. I'm fascinated by wolves and dogs.

[Scott Metro]

Cool...wolves know us far better than we know them.
Scott