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Secret Recipe

I have a little something that I want you to see. It’s a sample of great-grandpa’s secret recipe. Blend of ingredients in the right combination; hidden formula passed down to my generation. Great-grandpa was a man having great longevity. He lived to the ripe old age of one hundred and three. This stuff was a contributor without any doubt. When he was cremated, the fire wouldn’t go out! Grandpa took over after great-grandpa passed away. That’s why the legacy continues up to today. The neighbors didn’t show the slightest inhibition. Because grandpa made big bucks during Prohibition! Another generation passed, and my pa would say: “My son, it’s time to make some more of that stuff today. But please boy, bring out the still without making a sound. Somebody told me there’s some G-boys coming around!” So my friend, I want to make a toast to you right here. May you be filled with happiness without pain or fear. So down the hatch with this stuff that I want you to try. L’chaim, happy landing, here’s some mud in your eye!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 6/9/2013 6:30:00 AM
Congratulations on your awesome win and excellent write my dear friend, Robert! love and hugs, Leonora
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Date: 6/8/2013 11:37:00 AM
Congratulations!!! ROBERT, nice to see you on Nates' winning list. By the looks of his winners, it seems as if he's a real picky person.... xox~ Linda
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Date: 6/8/2013 10:36:00 AM
Congratulations on this awesome poem of yours friend Robert...nice last line...:) cheers!!
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Date: 6/7/2013 8:27:00 PM
awesome
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Date: 2/7/2011 2:46:00 PM
Written so wittily, Robert. Can just see your grandpa concocting moonshine with his still during Prohibition. What a ridiculous idea it was to prohibit alcohol sales. Especially loved the part where you described how his cremated remains would stay aflame. Awesome one for my favorites! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 2/7/2011 10:00:00 AM
Nice write and has major elements of truth in it. Making "shine" has been a semirespectable occupation in the South for a long time, though less so now than when I was a young man. When I was a child, we had a neighbor who openly sold it from his house. Elton
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