Thursday 12 June 2008

Ode To A Wasted Aubergine

The Melancholy Aubergine

Oh look upon this aubergine,
its skin so wrinkled and obscene;
its purple bloom begun to fade,
flesh over-ripe, and soft with age.

Consider now this aubergine;
the days it lived, the fate it dreamed
when plucked from desert, or from snow
(I'm not quite sure where eggplant grow).

Now pity here this aubergine,
victim of kitchen destiny
- had it been avocat instead!
oh tragic tale of list, misread.


Exams have sent me mad. Send help.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Poor, poor Aub...so very sad.

Deborah said...

So sad!!

In answer to your question about the layout, I just found instructions online. I can't remember exactly where I got them, but this looks familiar. If you do a search for blogger 3 column layout, you should be able to find something that works. Hope that helps!

Andreea said...

hang in there. exams should finish soon. and then it's summer :)

aforkfulofspaghetti said...

Exams do that to a person. The answer's always chocolate.

Anonymous said...

lolz.

you fail?

sophie .x

however i wish I could write poetry as BEAUTIFUL as that

Anna said...

Deborah - I've already commmented you back, but thankyou so much! Such a massive help!

A Forkful of Spaghetti - you have some you want to share?

Soph - You fail? Do you even have to ask? Yes. Yes I do. To think I have three years doing English at uni yet to come, and I have peaked with 'The Melancholy Aubergine'.. X__X

grace said...

a tragedy indeed. twas a lovely ode, though--a righteous send-off. :)

Clumbsy Cookie said...

Poor aubergine...
So abandoned, so old.
My problem is with zuchini
So forgotened it got mold...

Anonymous said...

Oh how I weep for your aubergine :'(..a single emo tear will stay on my cheek for the entire day!
'Twas a good ode though =)
Clair.x
PS. Help is on it's way in the form of emails =P

Anonymous said...

ugh! exams! those were the days for me too! But it's been a while since I've taken an exam, it feels good. Hope you finish soon and start cooking again!
I love the poetic ode to the eggplant! You're a wonderful writer too. Amazing!

Anonymous said...

That was by far the saddest, but best ode to an aubergine I've ever read... bravo!

Anonymous said...

I'm in agreement with Chuck...I never thought I'd feel so bad for an eggplant!

Anonymous said...

What a beautifully morose ode. I feel for the aubergine. Hang in there, sweetie *hugs*