Fingerling

Wicker baskets

full of fancy spuds

on busy weekends

at farmers’ markets

tempt tasters.

Russian banana:

firm textured;

Purple Peruvian:

mealy fleshed;

Red thumbed:

pretty plate.

Roast’d, saute’d, boil’d,

butter’d, salt’d, pepper’d;

maybe a little virgin

olive oil and fresh garlic.

Pomme de terre-

apple of the earth,

seeing it on display,

imagining you in life,

I pick the one I want

a la dente.