Comment from Liz O'Neill

Excellent

First of all, your alliteration carries this poem. The s's effect the sound of the pensive wind. We also get the sizzing of the logs of wood burning for the roasting of chestnuts. The imagery will certainly draw the reader in vicariously enjoy the pizzoccheri. Yum.You took us on a fall journey from the breezy woods to the warm meal by the fire. Nice.

 Comment Written 15-Oct-2019

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reply by the author on 16-Oct-2019

Glad my wee poem spurred your imagination and got your taste buds watering.

Thank you for the kind review, Liz !

PS. Did you see the video ... have you ever enjoyed a plate of pizzoccheri?

Comment from Y. M. Roger

Excellent

CONGRATS ON THIRD PLACE!! A beautiful offering for the Even-the-Odds contest -- was such a wonderful feast for both mind and palette! :) What a lovely 'Halloweenless' composition! :) :) Thanx for joining in the October fun! :) Yvette

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2019

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reply by the author on 11-Oct-2019

Thank you Y.M Roger!

I enjoyed your entry , the poetic vibe but in the end I gave my vote to Barb Hensongispsaca who spoke about family sentiments and loss...a strong theme.

Glad you liked my wee poem ..I simply wrote what happens in Autumn.

I hope you found the video I provided on pizzoccheri below the note section .. A regional dish of the Valtellina ( North of Italy , at the foot of the Alps) my father's birthplace.

I wish you a peaceful weekend.

Ciao!

Comment from Rosemary Everson1

Excellent

like the idea of your poem. The taste of food make it look so cheery, giving it a hungry affects. I have never found fresh chestnuts. We have nuts on the ground, usually hickory nuts and hazel nuts.

 Comment Written 10-Oct-2019

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reply by the author on 10-Oct-2019

Roasted or boiled actually.

It's fun collecting them despite now and then getting your fingers pricked by a thorn or two.

Glad you enjoyed reading my poem .. I hope you noticed the video ,I provided in the note section.

The list of rules for this contest is so long that one must scroll down a considerable way to see it...

It shows you what pizzoccheri are, a regional dish from the north where my father was born.

Comment from pome lover

Excellent

Oh my word, did that look good!!!!! what were the brown strips? and what kind of greens were they? If you don't mind my asking.
What a neat idea to accompany your tantalizing poem with a tantalizing video of the making of such a tempting and delicious looking meal.
One thing you might want to change - I believe the first and last words have to be synonyms. (I had to change mine after I wrote it.
Anyway, that was delightful.
pome lover

 Comment Written 07-Oct-2019

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reply by the author on 07-Oct-2019

Ciao!

The strips are the special tagliatelle made of buckwheat ....the greens are cabbage ( or spinch) plus potatoes, cheese, butter and garlic ( which I do not use)

You can find voice videos to find out the ingredients and time needed to cook pizzoccheri.

Thanks for your input..I will edit last word ..

Ciao!

reply by pome lover on 07-Oct-2019

That looked like one big piece of butter - how divine! thanks for the information. Am going to have to look at that recipe!!
Ciao, yourself! :)

Comment from Melonie Kirchoff

Excellent

Wow, your poem made my mouth water. Good thing I have a bag of chips nearby eh? Wonderful use of language and word choice! Great job and happy writing!

 Comment Written 07-Oct-2019

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reply by the author on 10-Oct-2019

Thank you so much for the enthusiastic review ..

Hope you didn't miss out on watching the video I provided....

You need to scroll down a bit after the notes section because the list of the rules is so long.