Monday, October 17, 2011

Magpie Tales #87 - Patriotic Duck

Image used for Magpie Tales #87

Patriotic Duck

Swan-like you pose
with head held high
indignant crispy beak
poised aloft
tarred and de-feathered
for the national dish.

Beijing duck
Sixty-five days to live
before fate deals its patriotic hand.

Red skin rubbed
with cinnamon, ginger and cloves
while spring onions stuff your once proud breast.
Soy sauce and honey sweeten your taste
and plum jam marinade 
slowly caresses your buxom chest

as, crown-like,
orange slices and parsley
regally grace and celebrate
the delicacy you have become.

by Margaret Bednar, Art Happens 365, October 17, 2011

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This is for Magpie Tales #87.   I think I like to see my food in the FINAL stages...

This is also linked to dVerse - "Open Link Night #14"
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30 comments:

  1. Brian MillerOctober 17, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    i could think of worse fates you know...i will honorably eat it...smiles.

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  2. OutlawyerOctober 17, 2011 at 11:45 PM

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  3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    Margaret--I posted a comment under an old blog that I never actually started, so sorry. (That's why I deleted it.)

    This was lovely. It almost makes it seem worth getting roasted. K.

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  4. Isabel DoyleOctober 18, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    I agree - sometimes it's better to close your eyes and taste and not think about fluffy ducklings!

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  5. AnonymousOctober 18, 2011 at 3:46 AM

    That made me feel hungry, even though I could never eat a duck, they're such beautiful creatures.
    Jamie.

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  6. Dave KingOctober 18, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    Yum, yum,
    rub tum,
    mouth waters,
    comment falters -
    but for a loud Bravo!

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  7. BerowneOctober 18, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    Good recipe for a fine dish -- expressed poetically.

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  8. Carolina LintheadOctober 18, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Red skin rubbed
    with cinnamon, ginger and cloves
    while spring onions stuff your once proud breast.
    Soy sauce and honey sweeten your taste
    and plum jam marinade
    slowly caresses your buxom chest

    Oh my! A sensuous and sympathetic poem. I think it good to contemplate food in this way, though I do not wish to linger overlong on the topic :-)

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  9. Laurie KolpOctober 18, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    Sounds yummy, but I agree... cooked and on the plate is the best place to see it.

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  10. FrikoOctober 18, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    Thanks for the recipe! I'll try it on a chicken.

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  11. Maude LynnOctober 18, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Hey, that sounds pretty good!

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  12. ayalaOctober 18, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Sounds good :)

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  13. joel w. clackumOctober 18, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    What I really enjoyed about this was that I constantly wondered if a duck was a just a duck or perhaps more than a duck. Fantastic and fun.

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  14. Mark KerstetterOctober 18, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Is it wrong that this makes me hungry? And why is that chef smiling?

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  15. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson BarryOctober 18, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    beautiful.

    :)

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  16. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson BarryOctober 18, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    beautiful.

    :)

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  17. SheilaOctober 18, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    I'm hungry :)

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  18. VictoriaOctober 18, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    I got to have Peking Duck in Beijing years ago...hate to say it, but I was a bit disappointed, although the total experience was fun. The restaurant was next to a McDonald's--go figure.

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  19. Brian MillerOctober 18, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    swinging back through on OLN...hope you are well...

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  20. Doctor FTSEOctober 19, 2011 at 2:20 AM

    Sensuously tasty.

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  21. somewhereamelodyOctober 19, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    Poor duck :(
    Delicious poem!

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  22. TrellissimoOctober 19, 2011 at 6:05 AM

    Mouthwatering!

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  23. jinksyOctober 19, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    What a tasty morsel you describe...

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  24. Michael A. WellsOctober 19, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    I think the duck comes out better in your words then mine ;)

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  25. Ann GrenierOctober 19, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Sounds delicious! A recipe and bit of education in a poem...I like it a lot!

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  26. Stafford RayOctober 19, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Yum!

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  27. joannaOctober 20, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    is it wrong that I feel hungry after reading this (even though I'm a vegetarian)? ;)

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  28. Ann LeFloreOctober 20, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    sounds good but duck is not one of the favorite foods on my list to eat seem too much grease for me but this one is great
    http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/10/18/farewell-my-three-legged-friend/

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  29. Arnab MajumdarOctober 21, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    Ducks are delicious... :)

    Cheers,
    Arnab Majumdar on SribbleFest.com

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  30. AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    I don't know about patriotism, but this poem is making me hungry. And I'm not making this up... I swear on a stack of bibles that the security word Blogger wants me to type in is "cheese." OMG that would go so good with patriotic duck!

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