'Menus-that's where
the poetry is today! '
-overheard at Meritage
in the Claremont
I saw you that evening
at the Neaveau
Grille in the Hotel
Centro in Caracas—
I remember the Warm
Crouton of Pigeon Breast
with Black Cherries
on a Mustard Seed
and Red Wine Cream,
and I followed you to Anguilla
where we lingered
at the Gourmet Restaurant
at Frangapani,
and oh, the Belgium Chocolate fused
with Soor Cherries Armagnac—
and then our rendezvous
at the Edgewater
Hotel in Cork, the
Confit of Duck & Plum
Spring Rolls with Pickled Red
Onion & Coriander Salsa!
And when we kissed
at the La Palapa
in Guayaqil
over the Spiny Lobster
Salad with Mango,
Foie Gras and Arugula!
Come with me now,
my darling,
to the Lanz
On Lake Constance!
Over Boiled Eifel Deer
with Cranberries
in Genever Sauce,
Savoy and Bun Dumplings,
I shall declare
undying love.
Max Reif
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