light fare

He’d tasted some of this, some of that,
but he never made a meal of one book,
nor had he ever feasted for days
at the banquet of an author’s oeuvre.

good ingredients

After a good meal, all at the table agreed the recipe was a kind of poem.

table setting

He’d properly set the table with the form, however no meal was served.

flavor and texture

To speak the poem would give mouthfuls of pleasure as though eating a fine meal.