I
Born in the ground
enjoying itself in the soil before being
elevated to new heights and
taken to the kitchen where it will
rest in vinegar and spices till it comes
out of the pickling jar and set
out on the plate as
the perfect side to the Lancashire hotpot
II
Pickling vinegar turns
Unusual colour –
Residing out of the root vegetable
Perfect stew – now peppered with coloured spots
Languishing lazily in the gravy that
Everyone enjoys
The Inkwell 