Vegan Symphony #9
Roaring roast cake with bean base spareribs for me,
carottes étouffées medium rare,
I like them a tad undercooked, still red
with sap, tea leaves in olive oil,
strawberry sushi flummoxed
to the point of deliquescence,
or better still, freshly picked
cucumber rolls to match
the lettuce steak, mesquite broiled
to a crunchy andante, with all
organic granola salsa, nuts
nutritious to the max, and then of course the
soypork casserole with legs
of boletus, and tofu chops on a platter
of tomato paste base salmon with
a sprinkling of beet juice droplets,
all served with a rich broccoli broth.
Copyright Credit: Philip Nikolayev, “Vegan Symphony #9” from Monkey Time. Copyright © 2003 by Philip Nikolayev. Reprinted by permission of Wave Books.
Source: Monkey Time (Wave Books, 2003)