Honey Dripper Catfish Pie

Honey Dripper Catfish Pie

A Poem by Jim W White

 

 
Ingredients:
 
1 freshly caught sole of a daddy fish
1 mean Boss-man Viper, smoked
 6 old guitar strings
9 dirty fingers
1/2 teaspoon voodoo magic
1 teaspoon dark honey
 
 
Pre-heat oven to eighteen hundred and
Slam in your sole.
Throw the body in whole:
We’ll eat every portion of the sucker.
 
Leave him sweat for a life-time, then
Remove the skin,
Leave organs in. 
Take not apart –waste the heart alone.
 
Boil-up the fish-flesh along with
Serpentine meat,
The sharp, salty-venom will sweeten.
Fangs helpless as the water softens his jaw.
 
Mix in there, the honey and voodoo
To sweeten and bind
The kidnapped, beaten and blind,
Licking spoons clean of crude, thick sugar.
 
Use fingers to turn it all through, feeling
Texture of -how long? Voices and drums:
Deep-South slow song as
Loose linger fragrances of fugitive homes.
 
Sieve the mix through steel strings,
Cover with a crust; Et Voila!
Lost Brothers caked in dust,
With a New World flavour of highways.

© 2008 Jim W White


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Did the website. Twas a pleasure. This recipe slowsings on heartstrings. Fret not artist

Posted 12 Years Ago


there's nothing like a good insane culinary mind meal.

Posted 13 Years Ago


Love this. Nine dirty fingers - HA Ha; I wonder about that one clean finger.. hmmmm

~ Drew's hungry and off to that special place for some honey dripping pie ~

Posted 15 Years Ago


I thought of Ron as I read this. . . I see he found his way here already and enjoyed it. Nice bluesy feel. I went down south for a few days last spring. From Tuscaloosa, ALabama to Natchitoches, Lousisiana. I almost imagine I could hear these words down along some slow-moving river.

Posted 15 Years Ago


Sounds like rebirth to me. On a bed of rice. And a sheaf of new lyrics for pudding. Nice one. Enjoyed.

Posted 15 Years Ago


Great write. I really enjoyed the opening to your poem and the visual picture you painted. simply outstanding.

Posted 15 Years Ago



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Added on September 13, 2008

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Jim W White
Jim W White

Ghettosville, UK, United Kingdom



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