Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

A Pinch of Salt Just Will Not Do

A pinch of salt or even two
  never enough, just will not do

But let it rain down, pour it on in
  you'll get ulcers faster than with Mr. Clean

The sweet spot's somewhere in between ~
  sodium bicarbonate and 'buttered pretzelines'

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Indiana Shaw August 19, 2021 at 2:55 PM A gem of a poem that's worth its salt, Gershon . . . ; ) Gershon Wolf August 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM Watch out for those 'pretzelines,' Diane! lol. Thanks, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger August 16, 2021 at 12:10 PM Give me my salt, sugar, and hot peppers. I cannot imagine food without them. This made me smile. Gershon Wolf August 19, 2021 at 6:03 PM Hot peppers, eh?! They're on the way. ~ Pepito

Mike Gentile August 10, 2021 at 12:17 PM Love me some salt GW!! but just a pinch! Good one!!! Gershon Wolf August 10, 2021 at 8:19 PM You know what Russia and the U.S.A. used to say, Mike: 'SALT Talks.' :) gw

L Milton Hankins August 10, 2021 at 9:39 AM A bit more than a pinch and I wind up in the hospital. I used to eat tons of salt, but now with congestive heart failure it's an absolute no-no. I still cheat a bit, though. Some things I can't handle without a sprinkle or two!...like eggs! Gershon Wolf August 10, 2021 at 8:19 PM I hear you, Milt... and glad you cheat a little too. The rigidity of no-tolerance dietary instructions can render us vulnerable to other kind of diseases and neuroses. ~ Salt of the Earth