Allotment haiku #4

Hiding under-leaf
~ polished stripes, juicy centre ~
July’s first marrow.

Author: Sarah Potter Writes

Sarah is a British eccentric who writes offbeat fiction, haiku and tanka poetry. When stuck for words, she sketches or paints instead. She's into nature conservation, sustainability, gardening, dogs, natural health, and reading. Her sociability is something that happens in short bursts with long breathing spaces in between. View all posts by Sarah Potter Writes

8 thoughts on “Allotment haiku #4”

Naomi Baltuck says:

06/07/2013 at 1:47 pm

Hi Sarah,
Wonderful celebration of a productive garden!

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Graphite Bunny says:

06/07/2013 at 3:59 pm

Oooh so exciting – and probably my favourite vegetable.

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68ghia says:

07/07/2013 at 2:08 pm

Looks yummy!!!
Hope we’ll get a glimpse of it after you’ve cooked it Sarah 🙂

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1. sarahpotterwrites says:
  
  09/07/2013 at 4:15 pm
  
  I’d already eaten it by the time I saw your comment! Very scrumptious, too. Quite different from the shop-bought ones, and, somehow, eating home-grown produce leaves one feeling more energised.
  
  Marrow in the picture was served with new-season English leg of lamb (that sounds very posh and expensive, but was on special offer!), plus allotment spuds, roasted with garlic, as well as allotment broad beans and spinach. Not forgetting, the allotment rhubarb crumble and goat’s milk vanilla ice-cream. And a glass of red wine.
  
  Unfortunately, no help with the washing up afterwards (dishwasher broken) as Mister was feeling too contented to move from his chair. But I’ll forgive him, as he does most of the hard work on the allotment.
  
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  1. 68ghia says:
    
    09/07/2013 at 6:11 pm
    
    Wow! That does sound like a meal and a half – Don’t blame Mister for feeling contented!
    
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  2. digginwivdebb says:
    
    09/07/2013 at 10:21 pm
    
    I love it when we can say that the food we are eating is home grown or straight from the allotment. Gives you such a sense of satisfaction. 🙂
    
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  3. sarahpotterwrites says:
    
    10/07/2013 at 6:44 pm
    
    Yes it does, indeed. The shop-bought stuff tastes quite anaemic in comparison. We’ve not had much fruit, as we only took over the allotment last September. The rhubarb has been the most abundant. There’s also been a few strawberries, which is good, as they’re not meant to fruit in the first year. And the odd raspberry, too. Had a handful of gooseberries yesterday as well. All very exciting, and, as you say, satisfying.
    
    I love your blog. Just been over there and started following you 🙂
    
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  4. digginwivdebb says:
    
    10/07/2013 at 6:46 pm
    
    Thanks for following me. 😀
    
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