P.S. Awtry Poet Sapphic stanza

Church Dinners, a Rumination

Bless the deviled eggs and the preacher’s children.
Grab a piece of fried-to-perfection chicken.
Coca-cola cake or banana pudding?
~ Prodigals welcomed






January 29, 2019
Sapphic Stanza with a JUX Poetry Contest
Craig Cornish, Sponsor

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Richard Lamoureux September 23, 2019 at 9:09 AM This is excellent. The title made me curious and I am not disappointed. Well done, I could taste the goodies. P.S. Awtry September 23, 2019 at 1:41 PM Oh, thank you so much Richard.

Cindi Rockwell February 15, 2019 at 5:04 PM Oh how I love this!!! As someone who has attended church potlucks for 40 years, I could smell the food and feel the chaos of kids chasing each other, people jostling for a spot in line, and church ladies displaying proudly their concoctions! Well done! ~Cindi~ P.S. Awtry February 15, 2019 at 5:56 PM And seeing folks you haven’t seen since the last one ;) Thank you! I have so many fond memories of those dinners.

David Mohn February 14, 2019 at 8:40 PM very clever and well written...congratulations :) P.S. Awtry February 14, 2019 at 9:22 PM Thank you very much :)

Caren Krutsinger February 13, 2019 at 11:00 PM Congratulations! You nailed the contest and the desserts at every church picnic, potluck or prayer circle. P.S. Awtry February 13, 2019 at 11:10 PM Thank you dear friend! You can not imagine how tickled i was to realize I could fit "banana pudding" in that spot :)

Beata Agustin February 13, 2019 at 8:59 PM Congrats. Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you. P.S. Awtry February 13, 2019 at 9:00 PM Thank you so much Beata :)

Andrea Dietrich February 13, 2019 at 8:40 PM seeing this again. Gotta fave it. Congrats! P.S. Awtry February 13, 2019 at 8:59 PM O wow! Thank you, Andrea :)

Rob Carmack February 13, 2019 at 6:59 PM I love the opening line. Congrats. P.S. Awtry February 13, 2019 at 7:10 PM Thank you Rob. That’s my favorite line, too :)

Paul Callus February 13, 2019 at 2:08 PM You have entertained us with this delightful Sapphic stanza, P.S! Love the jux, too. Congratulations on such a fine showing! Regards // paul P.S. Awtry February 13, 2019 at 2:10 PM Thank you so much Paul! I am glad you enjoyed it. I had a fun headache writing it ;)

Kim Rodrigues February 13, 2019 at 1:17 PM Mmm...so good! Congrats, P.S.! P.S. Awtry February 13, 2019 at 1:48 PM Thank you Kim :) (this one makes me hungry)

Andrew Fairchild February 13, 2019 at 11:43 AM EXCELLENT! I love the memory of these potlucks, especially in winter, when the steam ran down the windows from all the good hot food! Congratulations! P.S. Awtry February 13, 2019 at 2:08 PM Andrew thank you for that image! Yes, cold days with home cooked food... :)

Craig Cornish February 13, 2019 at 10:08 AM You've described all with perfection of form! P.S. Awtry February 13, 2019 at 12:15 PM Craig, my goodness you have made my day! I enjoyed learning this form. Thank you for the challenge as well as the honor of placing in your contest!

Timothy Mcguire January 31, 2019 at 12:48 AM Nice PS, brought back some memories, aren't the preachers kids the devil sometimes! :) P.S. Awtry January 31, 2019 at 6:17 AM I pictured the church ladies trying to set everything out and kids scampering. I am glad you liked it :)

Andrew Fairchild January 30, 2019 at 5:47 PM 'The Prodigal Son' is one of my favorite parables! I have to admit, I have never tried Coca-Cola cake, though banana pudding sounds good! I can practically TASTE the fried chicken! :-) Andrew Fairchild January 30, 2019 at 8:59 PM I miss the church potlucks, too! And there was always one single fellow, who would bring chips! I LOVE it! P.S. Awtry January 30, 2019 at 6:43 PM This is a bit of nostalgia for me. We don't do church potlucks like we used to. But, everybody would show off and make their best recipes. Makes me miss a whole lot of sweet ladies from my childhood. :)

Bobby May January 29, 2019 at 9:29 PM This is Great P.S. I love it!! P.S. Awtry January 29, 2019 at 10:40 PM Thank you Bobby :)

Andrea Dietrich January 29, 2019 at 3:03 PM Now that had JUX and I loved the whole thing!! P.S. Awtry January 29, 2019 at 3:39 PM O thank you Andrea! I am glad you liked it :)

Caren Krutsinger January 29, 2019 at 2:58 PM This went to my FAV list, I liked it in its entirety, P.S. P.S. Awtry January 29, 2019 at 3:37 PM O thank you so very much!

Laura Leiser January 29, 2019 at 11:18 AM Love this one! Great and fun verse, P.S.! Good luck in the contest! :) P.S. Awtry January 29, 2019 at 11:20 AM Thank you!