Contributor Series 8: Feast and Famine
The Omnivorous Restaurant Critic
By Neil Ellman
In the end
he eats his words
when nothing else is left
but syllables en croute
sentences beurre blanc
a bouillabaisse
of mindless sounds
homographs that taste the same–
his bitter tact
upon his tongue.
Neil Ellman’s poem Horse’s Skull with White Rose appeared at vox poetica in December 2010.
and in the end he may have indigestion.
POWERFUL!
Clever and fun. Love it.
Playful and accurate. Thanks.