Craziest Time At the Time of Spilled Soup

Craziest Time at the Time of Spilled Soup

I spilled a bowl of vegetable soup – 
 Slipped on the shiny waxed floor;
The scene I saw made my muse utter expletives – 
 Fainting in horror at the kitchen door.

Choruses of carrots crushed on the curtains
 		Prose of Potatoes pelted the windowpanes
							Lyrics of limas littered the linoleum
	 Odes of onions overturned on the oven
			Turnips of Thesaurus tumbling free
 Sonnets of seasoning scorched on the stove top
					Epics of eggplant - emjambment escaping
	Ballads of beets beat feet to the back porch
						Meters of mushrooms marching on marble 
 Verses of “vege’s” with visible vertigo
		Prosody of pumpkin all over the place 
 				Rhymes of rutabagas running-a-muck
Blues of black beans bashed in the butler’s pantry  
       Couplets of croutons covered the ceiling
					Free verse of fiddleheads floats by the “frig” 
 Sestinas of spinach stuck to the sink.

Oh, what a sight of poetic distress –
 Letters and phrases all over the space
Carefully sorted all the rhythms and rhymes
 Put everything back in its proper place.

Craziest time at the time of spilled soup!
 
8/5/20
166 words
Choice #1
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Watt Avatar
September 27, 2020 at 7:42 PM
You are so clever to write about spilled soup, with all the forms as veggies! This was a crazy, slippery, messy, soupy bunch of fun, Sam! Big congrats on your big #1 win! Blessings ~ John
Kauffman Avatar
September 27, 2020 at 8:58 PM
Got everything back in the bowl - kitchen wiped down! Fun to write about craziness once in awhile maybe good to spend a day in the minors! Thanks so much for sharing a bowl of my crazy soup and for your Big congrats. I could send the recipe to you?! After cleaning up the mess, I'm a little behind in answering emails.!
Faulkner Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 9:11 PM
Fabulous alliteration, Sam, especially 'epics of eggplant' and 'ballads of beets' - sounds scrumptious, (once it's all cleaned up!)
Kauffman Avatar
August 6, 2020 at 9:05 PM
Such fun creating this recipe, Michelle. Glad it sounds appetizing. Many thanks for your visit and your wonderful words of encouragment.
Cunningham Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 12:14 PM
Love the humour Sam, can just picture the scene, im sure you turned the air blue. Over Fork Over. Tom
Kauffman Avatar
August 6, 2020 at 8:54 PM
Thanks Tom. My muse does have quite a mouth on her - haha! So glad you stoppped by for a bite to eat! All the best. Over Fork Over!
Allison Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 11:58 AM
absolutely hilarious Sam... a souper poem indeed:-) hugs Jan xx
Kauffman Avatar
August 6, 2020 at 8:49 PM
So glad we could share some laughter over a bowl of "soup." When I got started I just couldn't stop adding ingredients! Thanks for stopping by for lunch! hugs to you... Happy summer!
Logan Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 11:53 AM
You spilled your humor throughout these funny lines, Sam. If you blended all of those things in your soup, it may be a good thing that it spilled all over the floor. lol
Kauffman Avatar
August 6, 2020 at 8:36 PM
Now that you mention it, Lonna, this recipe could use a little tweeking! Thanks for sharing in the whimsy of this spilled soup. So glad it gave you a giggle! All the best to you!
De Beaulieu Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 11:53 AM
Hello Sam Kauffman, wow! That was a powerful bowl of soup. enjoyed this poem. have a nice day my friend. hugs.
De Beaulieu Avatar
August 7, 2020 at 10:22 AM
Hello Sam Kauffman , it was very tasty. Enjoy your day my friend.
Kauffman Avatar
August 6, 2020 at 8:40 PM
Hi Darlene! So grateful for your visit. Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this crazy bowl of soup! All the best my friend!
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