Jim Slaughter Poet Light Verse

Improving on Perfection

If Mrs. Paul's™ got together with Planters™
To create a new breakfast treat
That everyone, kids and adults alike,
Would be eager and happy to eat,
It would be quite spectacular,
To use the vernacular,
One no other product could beat.
They'd tout their new filling
As natural and thrilling,
Organic and super delish.
But who would be thrilled
With a pastry puff filled
With peanut butter…and jellyfish?

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Gershon Wolf June 16, 2024 at 7:28 PM Hilarious, Jim!! Checking out Slaughter is better than something all of us oughter... Jim Slaughter June 17, 2024 at 10:17 AM Thanks, G...and please don't tell me you're going to try this...

Hilda Greenhough June 9, 2024 at 9:41 AM As someone who attempts to improve her diet, this poem spoke to me. Taste or health is the dilemma. I enjoyed this light verse. Jim Slaughter June 9, 2024 at 9:53 AM Thank you, Hilda, and good luck with that. I'd advise that you not ask Mrs. Paul's or Planters for their input.

Andrea Dietrich June 7, 2024 at 2:49 PM Great humor, Jim! Jim Slaughter June 9, 2024 at 9:51 AM Thanks, Andrea.

Ilene Bauer June 7, 2024 at 11:21 AM Ha! What a great ending, Jim! Delightful! Jim Slaughter June 9, 2024 at 9:51 AM Ilene, thank you. I seem to recall having a bit of a "gag reflex" when I wrote those lines.

Silent One June 7, 2024 at 11:20 AM wonderful sense of humour Jim and quite the imagination.. Jim Slaughter June 9, 2024 at 9:50 AM Thanks, S O.