sync2swim

musing
georgetown g-gee
georgy girl
used to twirl
hair in a whirl
life was a blur

who would have known
the places landed, the seeds sown
the holes fallen, mistakes groaned
eating life’s good and bad, a girth grown

g for gracious grenoble gifts galore
depths of friendship explore
we keep going back for more
our mellowing   wine store

g for galerie
pinch me from my reverie
how long to sustain such revelry?

food mimics art, you are what you eat
art mimics life or is it a surreal treat?

he was joan’s knight
united in anti-war fight

his strains had a bite
piercing the dark of night

wrong fighting right plight
his lyrics weren’t lite

for the annual nuit européenne des musées decree
i chose cité de la musique to spend my free   braved the rains to retrospect
a bob dylan exhibit to inspect

images and words put to a beat
meal for the soul to eat

i supped at concert on deck
of adam mcbride-smith and cory seznec

we wrapped up paris with grand gust

since chez taipan cuisine is closed,

we degust last days with “il faut” blast

besides we grew together in life calories for 29 years on july 3rd
since then, we’ve increased global foodie network and gluttonous gird

musing at how we will be gravitating towards 4P’s of homespots
populating peninsular bayarea, penang, paris and perth ports

with divine gratitude, we eat off manna spoils
from global adamah soils,

time to write last ramrom chapter after 28 years of non-stop toils

vive la paris –
for thee, we have hots

“à la prochaine,” here are our parting shots

refreshed by past 2 days of rain
blue skies ushered us to marché ordener terrain

when you emerge from jules joffrin metro
xviii mairie, rue du poteau and ordener say hello
delights meet you no matter which way you go

check out the wedding crowd in front of the mairie
seems black and white are in vogue colors for the reverie

step to rue du poteau for the marché commerçant
go down rue ordener for marché volant open fun
regardless, markets sizzle with its own vibrancy
perfect for my lens to capture colorful life frenzy
besides, the marketing show up as meals to power my cpu
to write blogs, do sudoku, and share a view to provoke and cue

einstein  declared we “utilize only 10% of our mental capacity”
the world would definitely be different if we exercised our brains with tenacity

we are what we eat
we are what we think
better, if in sync
with our heart beat
and actioned bleat

watch your thoughts; they become words
watch your words; they become actions
watch your actions; they become habits
watch your habits; they become your character
watch your character; they become your destiny

hear no evil

speak no evil

do no evil

eat and swivel

to power life sizzle

chewing kjv psalm 63:5 cud

“My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:

besides,  “all the fat is the LORD’s….” leviticus 3:16

chelev wa deshen is ancient hebrew = “fat and fatness”
an inspiration from mark roberts elevating God’s goodness

food for thought
relief for my state of fat and fatness sought

our beloved hubbard
looked into the cupboard
it was getting bare
to marché daumesil to stomach care

freshness turned to culinary feats

here is evidence of lunch and dinner eats

yes – curry fish with a kick
finished off with grillé aux pommes slick

oui, we are certainly alive and well
today was memorable swell
off to cafe philo  in st. germain to pontificate
“are images a language?” was the fiesty debate
hear ye the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words
and poetry is making images with words, chicken-egg diabolical turds

thereafter we went to restaurant “vivant”
after being turned away last night, we waited 30 minutes for bon goût want
it was well worth the wait
our tummies to satiate

the owner Pierre took pity on us, complimented with  vognier from ardeche
it went well with coppa et lardo dash
foie gras mi-cuit, a la mode sudwest bash

accompanied by
bufalo fumé

later topped
by
the most
incroyable
zampone

whoa, whoa yaay
je t’aime paris
is more than i can say…

spotted at the bhv bricolage
triggered this bistronomique marathon montage

started with lunch at le beurre noisette
hurry to sample a wonderful 32-euro menu set
accompanied by almost equal cost of wine
mais, c’est comme ça ici en france to dine

carpaccio de pieds de cochon bathed in vinagrette de lentilles
boudin noir maison poêle sur pommes confits, my heart be still
thereafter rouget on bed of aubergine marmalade and cabillaud on bed of mushrooms-peas elicted thrill

some 3-week waistlist, it was hard to book le comptoir in st germain
only spot available is same night, so grabbed the bistronomique train
we shall be rewarded, it was not in vain
eat whatever le menu degustation is that night, “c’est comme ça” plain

for starters, pain, saucisse, blue potato chips and freshly baked gougere
pea soup avec breton crab morsels, white asparagus avec turkish morilles, lamb sweetbreads et ham fare

puis – roast canette, cuisse confit with girolles and black olive juice flair

plateau de fromage, macaron aux fraise gariguette and sorbet was a fine finish snare
love to all with stomach care

france is not known for beouf
but if you are dying for it to woof
go to robert et louise
beef quota for the year to squeeze

tucked in the marais
the meal brought smacking hooray
after that il faut marcher

bonus of art and jardin découvertes

eat drink and be merry
and give Him glory

bite sharper cutting through bark
creates such smacking smuck

humility to tuck
tantalizing nourishment to suck
couteau mots to duck
prayerful preservation cluck

despite iceland ash
we went ahead with our london bash
a paris-nord to-st pancras eurostar dash

to meet up with dear friends
on golden pond late sixties strands

two and half days catching up
over many a fine meal we sup

best quack and roast oink at 4 seasons
memory lane serves good reasons

tapas   dining
was silver lining

waterway eats


complimented by little venice scenic feats

steak and onion pie, a lamb rack taste of britain
hereford sweetbreads and calf liver satisfied our chieftain

to round out   je t’aime londres stay
breakfast stop at raoul’s with eggs benedict play

His promises to renew and seal
taipan made a deal
to prepare special meal
with zeal

start with salad with apple slices
mingle and toss in balsamic vinaigrette and spices
accompanied with algerian “roti prata” splices

then serve primo of gnocchi polpette
dunk deadly chili “chabai-burung” for sauce glee

enter sacrificial lamb reminder for main course
accompanied with aubergine farci and haricots vertes with fried onion sprinkle toss
and algerian dessert bread crisped up and resurrected deserved heavenly applause

it’s truly a blessing
to have gourmand caressing

for breakfast, rillettes and st. marcellin get served 

for lunch, duck noodles  soup elicited mirth

for dinner, we get cuchon from market around the curve

donc – one makes poetry food
the other makes food poetry smacking good…

food pixels and topics will grace this category space
culinary adventure-filled craze, our senses to amaze
food for thought to partake accompanied with drink
u are what u eat, u become what u think

so to celebrate st. pat’s day
here’s the spread array

for starters to go with irish beer

viet-french nems, cashews with spice mix, spicy thai kettle chips cheer

brie with caramelized onions smear

let’s save    fleetwood mac’s signature cab savignon dear…

appetizer wanton-shrimp-tofu skins-sprouts curry soup deal

next, corn beef-cabbage-colcannon and soda bread meal

then creme caramel our to seal

finish off with homemade limoncella and expresso with lemon peel

ce que tu manges, ce que tu es
alors, nous sommes quoi?