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A Distress Dish Of Blue Cheese And An Old Dill

Blue Cheese and Old Pickles Poetry Contest
Craig Cornish

A dish of disappointment
mocks the kitchen chef
two anomalies sitting on his cutting board
all in their glory, dumbfounded
... and unappetizing 
plated for aliens and not humans
or for a horse that doesn’t know better
this recipe’s giving him the blues and he’s seeing red
where …
his yellow brick road has two strangers today
two lost food groups 
arriving earlier in hearses
a funeral procession
mythically carrying the deceased to his kitchen foyer
… some blue cheese and an old dill
that  are down for an undressing 
of his bitter words
like, fudge, where’s the beef
… or better yet Mars is up there
as a cloud of despair hovers over the kitchen 
not a spaceship as one might think
darkness begetting light
salt, pepper and garnishes spooked
… a ready barf bag crashes this meal
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mysore Avatar
April 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!!
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April 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
After re-reading this poem, I would edit the fifth line from the bottom- change it to "as black clouds of despair hover over the kitchen." That reads better. It coincides with the other color groups-red, blue, yellow and its a simple fix/adjective that describe the imagery of the kichen. Come on Connie (lol) you silly goose you'll never be a swan.
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