fish tale

 
 

creamy soft quenelle
garlicky pillow of fish and milk
encrusted in garnet jewels
donning a dusky tail

he's an amalgam of sea and earth

straddling both worlds
he drinks from a scented pool
an elixir of sweet and savory

I pretend he's a happy fish
leading a charmed life

 

brandade  beets  oxalis  ginger lime  fennel  shallots  olive oil