poem

Long Trek Home

/ Karina Pinella / 15 Comments

I lost my way,
So I ran away,
Ventured too far,
Got in a stranger’s car.

Through my folly,
I’ll never see my family,
If only I can backtrack,
But the dead can’t come back.

Lobster Role

/ Karina Pinella / 2 Comments


Dismal chance of a lobster roll call as man hankers for lobster rolls.

 

[This is a monostich, a single-line poem. To learn more, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monostich].

 

A Ferry Tale: Snoozing Cuties

/ Karina Pinella / 1 Comment

Terror of the sea,
Running around the ferry,
Ripping through the aisles with glee,
Screaming like a banshee.

A little old lady,
Smiling kindly,
Offers him a chunky chocolate cookie,
He sits to munch silently.

Shortly, he joins his sister, Lily,
Who is napping already.
With eyelids fluttering softly,
He snoozes eventually.

Seafood Crawl

/ Karina Pinella / 5 Comments

Started with a lobster roll crave,
Then thoughts of calamari rings became grave,
Followed by dreams of clam chowder, a life-long fave.

So I planned a seafood crawl,
Like a fisherman going out to trawl,
Looking forward to eating the haul.

As a glimpse to my obsession,
Behold this presentation
Of my maritime preoccupation.


(left upper corner: clam strip roll with onion rings and fries; left bottom corner: fried calamari; from upper right corner to lower right corner: lobster roll, haddock scampi, clam chowder)

A Fruitful Affair

/ Karina Pinella / 6 Comments

A banana fare
With strawberries and nuts flair,
Add yogurt and pear.

Recipe
Mix together:
1 ¼ – ½ cups flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
4 packets of coconut sugar (or your choice of sweetener and amount)
1 egg
3 mashed ripe bananas
3 tbsp. olive oil (or your choice of oil)
Enough cups of almond milk (or your choice of milk) to make a batter with texture of your preference

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F while mixing batter
  2. Pour batter in warmed, butter- or olive-oiled cast iron skillet
  3. Time for 15 minutes, at which time take out skillet and press/mix in sliced strawberries and return skillet to oven
  4. Time for 25 minutes and check to see if done, stick toothpick in and see if it comes out clean
  5. Serve and have a great morning or evening, if you want this to be a dinner fare