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Full As a Tick

The neighborhood buffet boasted fried chicken and biscuits, toasted, creamy gravy, and smashed taters. You can serve yourself, no waiters. Into the long line you will strut more than ready to fill your glut. Bypass the green salads and soup; run quickly, to the fried foods swoop all you can eat for one price cheap. Pile your plate high in one big heap. If one plate full is not enough, get back in line and your mouth stuff with fried okra and sweet cornbread, rice, beans, pasta, and liver spread. Undo your belt a notch or two so one more bite you can chew. Desserts abound, cookies and cakes, puddings, custards, tarts, and milk shakes. Round out the meal with soft ice cream. Maybe two cones won’t burst a seam. You leave, with a bloated waist thick, well-sated, and full as a tick.

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Paul Flynn

Date: 11/7/2022 3:41:00 AM

Now i'm hungry!!! We don't have fried Okra in NH.....

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 11/7/2022 8:04:00 AM

Pity you don't have fried okra. If cooked properly, it is scrumptious! Thanks for the visit Paul :)

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/17/2022 12:08:00 AM

This is going into my FAVE list. I love everything about it!

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/17/2022 6:00:00 AM

Wow! Thanks Caren! Linda

Constance La France

Date: 8/16/2022 3:49:00 PM

Linda, great poem and congratulations on your win in the contest, blessings ~Constance

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/17/2022 5:58:00 AM

Thank you Constance, for stoping by and for the congrats! Linda

Sam Kauffman

Date: 8/16/2022 10:05:00 AM

There is nothing like potluck! I think I gained ten pounds just reading your poem Linda! Congratulations on your win. Blessings.

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/17/2022 5:55:00 AM

Many thanks Sam. I always appreciate your comments. :) Linda

Christuraj Alex

Date: 8/15/2022 9:15:00 AM

Great comparisons with many similes. Title one is, of course, running all through the poem giving a beautiful end. Congratulations!

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/15/2022 10:23:00 AM

Thank you for the visit and congrats Christuraj! Linda

Len Gasun

Date: 8/15/2022 1:02:00 AM

A beautiful and delightful poem to read my dear friend. I enjoyed your poem immensely/ Congratulations on your win! Thanks for sharing. God bless. Hugs

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/15/2022 5:04:00 AM

Thanks ever so much for stopping by Len. I appreciate your kind comments and congrats. Linda

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/14/2022 2:06:00 PM

Congratulations on your win. A "Fun/Cute" write. So True. Guess we are now full. Have a great/blessed day..................

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/14/2022 5:33:00 PM

Many thanks friend Paula! I appreciate your visit and comments. Linda

Terry Miller

Date: 8/14/2022 10:09:00 AM

I returned for a second helping. I enjoyed this poem so much; congratulations!

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/14/2022 10:35:00 AM

Thank you Terry! Linda

Valsa George

Date: 8/13/2022 11:11:00 PM

Enjoyed the buffet.... ! These days I don't prefer going to such feasts where the dessert's galore repulses me as I am on the borderline of diabetis. Really enjoyed your humorous descriptions remembering bygone times when going to such eateries were a thrill . Congratulations Linda on your well deserved win.

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/14/2022 5:31:00 AM

Hello Valsa. I'm an organic, from-scratch eater. I've never liked sweets much. My not-good-for-me thrills are carbs and fat - double bacon cheeseburger with fries, no dessert LOL. Thanks for the stop by and congrats! laf

Reason A. Poteet

Date: 8/13/2022 6:15:00 PM

I remember those days when I could eat at such a place and not gain weight. That was before I retired. Well-written simile, Linda Alice.

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/13/2022 6:17:00 PM

Many thanks Reason. I appreciate your visit and nice comment!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/13/2022 3:56:00 PM

After over indulging at such a feast one says they will never do that to themselves again when they become so uncomfortable however all that is forgotten when the next feast is in sight. You have expressed this wonderfully in your winning poem Linda. My Midwest mother used that expression but because I dislike those critters so much I never use it. Congratulations on your wonderful win! Blessings xxoo

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/13/2022 4:20:00 PM

Hi Connie. Thank you for visiting and taking the time to read and comment on this poem. I appreciate the congrats. It's interesting that your mother used that phrase. Guess it's not as rare as I thought. :) Linda

Hilo Poet

Date: 8/13/2022 9:37:00 AM

Glad I caught this gem, Linda, well crated there! Thanks for your participation and my compliments on your high placement in my contest, Aloha~William

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/13/2022 10:56:00 AM

Hey William! Thanks a mil for catching this and for the placement. I appreciate your sponsorship of such a fun contest. I had to think a while to come up with a lesser known simile - leave it to the South! LOL

Bill Baker

Date: 8/6/2022 3:33:00 PM

Fun poem to read, but a hard act to follow. Best place to eat in the entire "hollar". Those buffets can make a person miserable for days after, but sure is some good eating! The title fit the poem perfectly, Linda. Hugs, Bill

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/7/2022 7:36:00 AM

Thanks Bill. There are so many of them around. Hard to resist! Linda

Panagiota Romios

Date: 8/5/2022 11:25:00 AM

Delightful poem, Linda! You succeeded in Making me hungry! Panagiota

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/5/2022 12:12:00 PM

Thanks Pangie. Eat something healthy! Linda

Valsa George

Date: 8/5/2022 6:45:00 AM

"Undo your belt a notch or two so one more bite you can chew"...... This has brought a smile to my face ! It all sounds so delicious! My appetite has gone up, Linda

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/5/2022 7:32:00 AM

Oh please Valsa, eat something little more healthy. LOL Thanks for the stop by - glad you got a smile :) Linda

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 8/4/2022 1:47:00 AM

Glad you had your fill. Sounds tasty.

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/4/2022 5:08:00 AM

Not I Victor. I avoid buffet style, all-you-can-eat places. Thanks for the visit! Linda

Pashang Salehi

Date: 8/3/2022 10:41:00 PM

Very funny... but fried okra !!!

Pashang Salehi
Date: 8/4/2022 11:22:00 PM

I thought that southern delight is something like pumpkin cheesecake or soul food... not sliced fried Okra... later my dearest Linda you may add fried zucchini or broccoli, or god forbid Brussel sprouts... always Pashang

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/4/2022 5:07:00 AM

Hi Pashang. I'm glad you had a laugh. :) Fried okra, a Southern delight, thick-sliced okra breaded in a cornmeal batter and fried. LOL Thanks for stopping by! Linda

Michael Tor

Date: 8/3/2022 5:30:00 PM

Ha ha Linda. I gained some weight just reading this wonderful hurmorous write of yours. It is funny because I have seen this at the Oriental restaurant we frequent from time to time. People go up to the buffet over and over until they can barely get up from their seats to go home. It is like they want to get their money's worth and more. Enjoyed reading and you did a great job in writing and conveying your message...

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/3/2022 6:15:00 PM

Many thanks Michael. It is no secret that so many Americans are overweight/obese. I like to add humor to my poems where I can. Life is short. We need to smile more. :) :) :) Linda

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/3/2022 5:27:00 PM

I am a foodie so I really adore foodie poems like this one. Also my sisters and I have a genetic thing where we are missing the gene for satiation. Therefore, I can stuff my face almost forever and not even feel full. That's why I avoid buffets!!

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/3/2022 6:13:00 PM

Wise of you Andra. I love food, but I eat to live, not live to eat. Thanks for sharing :) Linda

Rico Leffanta

Date: 8/3/2022 11:18:00 AM

Sounds like Donald Trump enjoyed himself . . . . Aloha!

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/3/2022 3:20:00 PM

Thanks for the stop by Rico! Linda

Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/2/2022 8:40:00 PM

'Full as a tick!' Hadn't heard that one before. But those all-you-can-eats you've aptly described here, LAF. ~ Seems my Seams have burst!

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 8/3/2022 5:16:00 AM

Ha gw! I thought I would throw a little Southern fun in the mix. Linda