Celebrating Basil with a Modern Ode for Gardeners

"Basil, sweet basil, you are a true summer treat.
Straight from the plant is the only way to eat
your tender green leaves on Caprese salad or penne,
the uses for you are vast - they are many."

July 6, 2015

On this day, Leah Raup, over at the unboredhousewife.com, wrote an ode to Basil.

It's a delight.

Basil, sweet basil, you are a true summer treat.
Straight from the plant is the only way to eat
your tender green leaves on Caprese salad or penne,
the uses for you are vast – they are many.

In ice cream or cookies you're an unexpected flavor,
you make me creative and cause me to savor
the warm summer air and my bare feet in the grass.
I'm pondering ways to store you when autumn comes to pass.