Toloache Heart

.
A
……..(the)

consistent
crispy
black brick
Baja-style
fruit-studded
Vidalia Thai
authentic
good

……..theater
……..district
……..guacamole
……..truffle
……..melee
……..haystack
…………………..(heart)

……………………………….comes
………………………………………(is)
……………………………….piled
……………………………….wrapped
……………………………….loaded
……………………………….revered
……………………………….named
……………………………….fired

in
       (after, under, beyond)

onion
mango apple peach habanero pomegranate avocado basil jicama jalepeno
lobster tilapia ceviche slaw
…………….(salted, sautéed)

……..seeds
……..tacos
……..grasshoppers
……..pistachios
……..insects
……..tortilla
……..treat
……..crunch

……………
and/or

hit-or-miss
Oaxacan-style
Mexican
edible

……..quesadillas
……..offerings
……..potions.

……..They
          ……..……..……..(the latter)

……………………………….pack
……………………………….resemble
……………………………….showcase

a

moonflower
love

……..plant
……..gem
……..city

that
…..(which?)

……………………………….can
……………………………….come
……………………………….enjoy
……………………………….prove
             ……………………………….…………………..(stand)

…..sometimes
…..more than just downright

bombastic
             (hollow.)

..


Following Margo over to Oulipost for an Inventory (parts of speech) challenge.
Original article here.
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5 Responses to Toloache Heart

  1. whimsygizmo says:

    By the way, a Toloache is an edible insect.

  2. margo roby says:

    Might be a pain, but you’re so good at it. I did have to take a moment to get something to eat but then i reread with even greater enjoyment.

    Let’s see, tomorrow is your busy day. The prompt sounds much harder than it is: Find a piece of syntax in your paper and replace with other words, same syntax. As many as you can. Example given ‘An Oulipian! Be wary!’ — we should be so lucky as to find that particular one. Then just string them out ‘A poem! Watch out!’. There is a second option that says take a paragraph or short article and following the syntax, replace everything. I’m not sure that sounds particularly fun.

  3. This one made me hungry!

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