The Hungry Poet: My Life in Food — To Lime Pickle (POEM)

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To Lime Pickle

Epitome of pizzazz, apotheosis

of citrus,

firecracker

poppadom ambassador,

you are

a tightrope walk between here and a star

of funky heat,

your flesh a punchy, hit-me beat

in a hit song

about what someone did all summer long

in a hot country

in their youth; you are a walk-in pantry,

lip-smacker starter, beer washed down bounty;

if flavour was a state, or county.