Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Collard Greens

It's hard to find good collard greens
Where I live in New York.
You'll rarely find them hanging
Off a New York restaurant fork.

But I'm in Carolina now
So everywhere you look,
Some barbecue is being prepped
To very slowly cook.

Tonight I got to sample some
And you know what that means -
Along with my pulled pork there was
A heap of collard greens.

I savored every bite because
Tomorrow I'll be home.
The only collards there will be
Those mentioned in my poem.

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Maurice Rigoler April 6, 2016 at 3:47 PM When I used to visit my mother in Florida I'd eat a chain of restaurants called Po Folks. I always ordered something southern, like hush puppies with collard greens. Quite to my liking. Where I live in R.I. our markets carry collard greens, kale, and many other greens. Love the rhymes in your poem "home / poem" in particular. Thanks for enjoying my take on escargots. / M