The life and death of a pumpkin
A truck dropped off 100 pumpkins
across the street that afternoon, pumpkins
large enough to carve and fit over human
heads which happened to be attached to
naked bodies for the 10th annual
Naked Pumpkin run.
This one was so large, no one
could even pick it up, much less wear it.
The next day, it sat forlornly on the curb
waiting for me to adopt it.
I picked it up, barely, and staggered
home with it for dissection and harvesting.
Off goes the top.
Next, slippery seeds embedded in orange pulp,
washed clean and roasted over a low heat.
Pumpkin steaks carved from the
body, long strips of soft yellow flesh peeled
from the tough orange outer skin,
coated with olive oil and salt,
baked until soft and succulent.
The piece de resistance; Roasted pumpkin and apple
soup for dinner tonight.
A good life and death for this pumpkin.
Thank you.
A truck dropped off 100 pumpkins
across the street that afternoon, pumpkins
large enough to carve and fit over human
heads which happened to be attached to
naked bodies for the 10th annual
Naked Pumpkin run.
This one was so large, no one
could even pick it up, much less wear it.
The next day, it sat forlornly on the curb
waiting for me to adopt it.
I picked it up, barely, and staggered
home with it for dissection and harvesting.
Off goes the top.
Next, slippery seeds embedded in orange pulp,
washed clean and roasted over a low heat.
Pumpkin steaks carved from the
body, long strips of soft yellow flesh peeled
from the tough orange outer skin,
coated with olive oil and salt,
baked until soft and succulent.
The piece de resistance; Roasted pumpkin and apple
soup for dinner tonight.
A good life and death for this pumpkin.
Thank you.
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1 comment:
jenny you are awesome. that was a good one. i'm growing pumpkins next year!
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