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Craig's Blue Cheese and Old Pickles Contest ~ 3/17/25

Don't Serve Me Anything Old and Cheesy

I've been served lots of unappetizing things 
that simply did not please my palette.
Being force fed with bitter or insincere words 
is unappealing presented as a crisp green salad.

I would rather be underfed and malnourished 
than to feast on something too briny or cheesy.
I won't feast on a buffet of regurgitated foods, 
like dill pickles offered as sour grapes... sleazy.

Nothing has more stench to me than rotten food. 
As an example, mold spores inside blue roquefort,
and don't ask me to swallow one bite of sarcasm. 
That would take far too much of my time and effort.

I'd spit out a spoon of any soup if in it swims a fly,
or if the spices were added by the hand of a hypocrite.
A warm peach cobbler would make a scrumptious dish
as long as inside there'd not be left on purpose... a pit.

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Sam Kauffman April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM Lin, congratulations on your win! Every line of your poem is so beautifully crafted with tasty double entendre and slightly moldy sharp images! Loved your creativity and artistry! Take care! Blessings!

thriveni c mysore April 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM +FAV, gotta read between lines and between words and between ... Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!! Lin Lane April 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM ;-) Yes, you do, thriveni. There's more to glean between them than on them. Thank you for the congratulations.

CayCay Godwin March 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM Your lines grow, then sate my appetite for metaphors. Well done ... CayCay Lin Lane March 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM Lol I guess that’s a better appetite builder than for moldy cheese, which I happen to like very much. Thanks.

Duke Beaufort March 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM My goodness Lin, are you a picky eater or what? So, we do get served a lot of crap and as you say…it’s dressed up for mass consumption. Turns out you’re the smart one! We need to look carefully at what’s being fed to us. Not everyone knows what you do about digestion. Smiles!!! Lin Lane March 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM oh yeah, I'm smiling with you after reading your review. It's a good thing to know what foods we should turn up our noses at instead of ingesting what goes into our digestive system to be offloaded as BS. I don't swallow that stuff in the first place. ;-)

Mystic Rose Rose March 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM it is good to be nit picky perfect dear Lin, especially when it comes to food, especially these days, love this poem ! Lin Lane March 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM Thank you very much, Vie.

Anne-Lise Andresen March 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM - A humorous poem, Lin ... I enjoy your suggestion for this contest ... reading with a smile on my face ... best wishes :) - hugs Lin Lane March 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM I'm going to write what Jan often and correctly does... "If my lines make someone smile, it's a successful poem." Thank you, Anne-Lise.

Ink Empress March 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM Dear Lin, this is a clever poem so well written for the prompt! I use pickle for something else when talking so i dont think i can ever come up with a poem for this prompt or cheese , however youv written one that is so clever and creative. I love “ don't ask me to swallow one bite of sarcasm. That would take far too much of my time and effort.“ love that! I wouldnt have come up with something like this on my own , for this prompt but now reading this, im inspired! Best wishes always. Lin Lane March 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM You're leaving me with thoughts on what your 'pickle' could be, but since my mind has wandered where perhaps it shouldn't go, I'll not ask. I think the sarcasm line is the one I prefer, too. Sarcastic words are never tasty. I'd rather not spit them back at the one who spews them, but I can't always control the thrust of my vomit. That sounds gross, but I'll not erase it. Thanks for your thoughts, Ink. ;-)

David Kavanagh March 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM Lots of unpalatable things find their way into the soup Lin, and wow you certainly mention the least appetising ones here in this very clever piece, still it amazes me how elephants can stay in the soup for so long, damn I must be missing something lol! All the best for contest, cheers David Lin Lane March 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM Some try to ingratiate themselves and others are Trumpeting their agenda with their trunks raised. Pachyderm is not very tasty. Thanks for stopping by for a read.

Paula Goldsmith March 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM I enjoyed reading your wonderful/creative "Cheesy" write. I am with you, only good food please!!! Flies, no way. Love warm peach cobbler. Ice cream makes it even better. "Good Luck" Enjoy today with blessings as you cook and eat away............ Lin Lane March 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM Thank you, Paula. I've never liked ice cream on my desserts. Love cobbler and ice cream, but I like to savor the taste of each individually.

Tom Cunningham March 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM Only trust your own cooking Lin, only eat soup you've made yourself, at least there won't be flies in it. Love how you did this, very creative. Good luck in the contest. Tom Lin Lane March 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM Sure thing, Tom. That way I'll know what's in the broth. Thanks for getting the intentions and for your good luck wishes in the contest.