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Filled With Fungi

So many mushrooms have sprung up I’ve never seen before. My yard is filled with fungi In varieties galore. The bright red flat ones you can’t miss, The tall ones, creamy white; The brownish kind with puffy tops, The beige of little height. Some tiny yellows try to hide Near coppers like a penny. In prior years with not much rain, I don’t remember any. I wonder if they’re poisonous. If so, I’ll never know it, For only store-bought fungi Will be eaten by this poet.

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Date: 7/26/2023 8:30:00 PM
Aw, c'mon Ilene. Just a teeny-tiny taste tells you if they're toxic or not. Go for it. ~ Dr. Faucci.
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Date: 7/25/2023 11:40:00 PM
Good choice dear! Loved the last two lines. Thank you for your visit. Much appreciated. Good to be back.
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Date: 7/25/2023 10:55:00 AM
Good idea there...never trust a mushroom you don't know presonally. : ) Love the ending of this Ilene. It moves song-like and Ilene-like.
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Date: 7/25/2023 10:39:00 AM
A wise choice, I'm sure, Ilene! I enjoyed reading your delightfully descriptive poem! Blessings, Kim M
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Date: 7/25/2023 10:29:00 AM
My father used to take us mushrooming in the woods but i would never eat them just in case a rogue one got in. They are so pretty to look at and you captured that so perfectly:-) write on Ilene:-) hugs Jan xx
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