Diamonds? Meh. Couture gown? Sigh. A little red sports car? I dunno. But give me an Oregon truffle, particularly shaved over pasta or a rich risotto, and I'm all yours, baby.
So scan, analyze or just close your eyes and point at the screen to pick your favorite. Leave your name (or pseudonym) and the number of your choice in the Comments below. The haiku with the most votes will win a prize for the writer, and a winner will be drawn (and a prize awarded) from those who voted for it. Both will be announced at noon on Monday, Feb. 21, so pick your winner now and check back on Monday!
1:
Hidden Dame Truffles
Black and White Knobs of Pleasure
How My Mouth Waters
2:
First befriend a swine
Next profess your Truffle wish:
“Bejewel my pasta”
3:
Rooted from the damp earth
a little bit of heaven
sautéed for dinner
4:
Black or white delight
on all my favorite dishes
so trufflicious
5:
A kiss on her lips
A trifle for a truffle
A heart on a sleeve
6:
They lie underground
Waiting to be discovered
Heaven in the dirt
7:
Truffles, you grow in the ground
Pigs love you.
We love you also
8:
Some may dare call you
ascomycetous fungus
But truffles, you’re loved.
9:
I’m the hunter pig.
I am going to find you.
Truffles, you are MINE!
10:
Trufficulteurs find
some bumpy, wrinkled masses.
Thankful evermore.
11:
Posts
There lies most marvelous stuff
Treasures of Truffles
12:
Oh! Dew Drop Riches
Forested in your niches
Take me there again
13:
The foragers gaze
Only broken by smiles
In bountiful woods
14:
Black and white are tight
on all my favorite dishes,
so trufflicious!
15:
Dirt worm chance
My pig’s nose
Found it and an arrowhead.
16:
Truffle dance,
melt sensuously in
to the void I fear.
17:
It was our first time
You and I unearthed much more
Now we search as one
18:
How best to woo you?
Shaved lightly over pasta
Fragrant lumps of love
Photos above by Kathryn LaSusa Yeomans.