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The spouse betook monthly outing today May 4th, 2022 to 3938B Ridge Pike, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426. No more bare cupboards, fridge, and deep freezer since returning with more than our share of daily bread, plus other sundry provisions referring to this mister, who frightfully squawks like an old geezer, ruler of roost, plus the missus – ole hen pecker nevertheless, neither of us ain't no spring chicken being locked within crosshairs constituting elderly stage, she doth dread feeling like a charity case swallows her pride, cuz ample carload for us, alleviating this bum searching for crumbs to tweezer, thus raw bits of powdermilk biscuits, I need not scavenge, scrape, scrounge... substantial commestibles allows poet taster to breathe easy inadequately satiates the missus, (whose Godzilla appetite) defies (cole) laws of nature to beef fed predominantly healthy food, that weighted our automobile like a led zeppelin choking, intermittently kickstarting, sputtering... along, asper in (faux wheel) drive wheezer putting utmost pressure borne by taxing groovy tire tread. Once mission (not so impossible, but blessed relief) complete, I did aim upon returning where we live to acknowledge gratitude and claim salvation for charitable deeds, yours truly doth exclaim, these volunteers, none I know by name, nonetheless, a hearty poetic L'Chaim afforded folks, who commandeer, confidently coordinate quite efficient process despite minor lament regarding heavy toll stressing bulwark quaking chassis, ripsnorting driveshaft, shimmying entire automobile frame..., hence no matter our exhausted 2009 Hyundai Sonata puttered along somewhat lame, kudos to dedicated good samaritans, worth their weight in gold to tame hungrily growling, noisily rumbling tummies. Healthy choices allow, enabled, and provided us to secure provender eases glum countenance of this clown gratuity finds me bowing down paying metrical obeisance versus depleting meager monies engendering botox frown nipping in bud forestalling need going to preferred market such as Aldi, LIDL, Redner's, Target or Trader Joe's grocery shopping to the nearest town.

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Date: 5/4/2022 2:11:00 PM
speaking of botox did you know it is a treatment now in use for hyper palmar hydrosis as per Dr. Rebecca Marcus of North Dallas Dermatology.Saw this in a readers digest at the bone crackers on Tuesday.And...speaking of appetite some days I am not hungry at all and the next you best keep moving if within the immediate vicinity.Tell your hungry helper as always I said Hi.
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