Art of Cooking (iii)

I've come back to this as there is something about some of the imagery. It evokes both beauty and ugliness at the same time. An intriguing piece...

Thanks D :-) As children, we didn't have the same distance or preconceptions of our food as the supermarket generation :-) atb L.
nb: the herb, Hen Bane, is extremely toxic...avoid!

As Dynamaso rightly says, this is an extremely interesting poem, that does evoke mixed emotions. I much admire your choice of vocabulary. You have some lovely 'sounds' in there. A well written piece that I shall come back to from time to time.

Tina

Yes, I can remember helping my mum pluck and dress chickens a number of times. Putting one that close to the source builds a healthy respect for it as well, I believe.

I've heard of Hen Bane but wasn't aware it was toxic. Thanks for the heads up. :)

Thanks Tina, very much appreciated, just experimenting with a few ideas.atb L

Hi again D, apparently, a fairly well known UK chef made a bit of boo-boo by recommending its use, swift amendments all round, he meant 'fat hen', it could have been disastrous :-o atb L

Used to gut chickens in a chip shop, in my early teens; never looked at a little red hen in the same way since;) I too was unaware of the toxicity of Hen Bane. Nice, unusual piece.

Chris ;)

Thanks Chris :-) atb L