Daver Austin Poet I do not know?

Peanut Butter

For kids
Nothing beats peanut butter
So says Skippy
So says Jiff
It can nourish
(Ah yes
But it can kill)
With kids can cause a large degree of happiness
Nothing beats peanut butter
Always a jar on the counter
"Simply GREAT for you kids
Sticks to the ribs!" says mom

Can't you see that inevitable smear of jelly just above the lip
While with agile tongue he slathers stuff around a quick-sand mouth
It's on his chin
On his shirt
In the sink
Spoons and knives alive with it
On the floor
On the rug
He's left a brownish-red hand print on the front door

Home from school
It is the one thing he can count on
What?
Empty?
In the cupboard
Quick!
There's more
He's on a chair
On tip of his toes
Well!
Whataya know
COOKIES!

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Andrea Dietrich November 28, 2010 at 6:41 PM AHA, incredible, I located a poem I'd not seen yet. Hey, why do you say that peanut butter can kill ? Well, I guess with those that have allergies to peanuts. Is that what you meant? I really enjoyed how you had the kid coming homie looking for peanut butter and with it being out, he found cookies instead! Luv, Andrea

James Fraser May 26, 2009 at 3:39 PM Great poem Daver, i can relate to this. My daughter loves the stuff, but her younger brother has a nut allergy, so we have to be so observant for him, an uncleaned knife etc, nice write, James

Brittany Paradis May 4, 2009 at 7:48 AM *SMILE* Awwww, this is adorable, and it's so true too. I've always been an addict to Peanut Butter and when it's gone I have GOT to go get somemore. But Cookies can appease me sometimes....or chocolate.

March 2, 2009 at 12:19 PM Got me smiling with this one. The informal style works for the message. Like the end. Thank you for sharing your poem with us and for taking time to comment on mine. Keep on writing! Karen

Vince Suzadail Jr. February 24, 2009 at 11:27 AM I lovce Reese's to pieces. Nothing like peanut butter. PB smidgeons are awesome. PB crackers are great with coca cola. What would Christmas cookies be without peanut butter. God Bless. Vince

Corinne Curcio February 22, 2009 at 11:50 AM LOL - I used to like Skippy. Rarely eat it nowadays - I prefer cookies though! I'm glad you like my pasta poem, Daver. I eat an awful lot of it, since it's cheap. But I've enjoyed it for at least 50 years - though actually, my mother's sauce ("gravy" we called it) always made me a bit sick - Way too much oil! Still I love pasta in all its forms! :-D Hugs! Corinne

Sharon Winter February 22, 2009 at 4:25 AM Awesome tribute to peanut butter (sad it has been tainted recently) as memories flourish while it still remains a vital part of our lives still making delicious, incomparable memories! Love your writes - thanks for your comment sweet man! Love, Shar

Nola Perez February 21, 2009 at 10:47 AM Daver, Thank you, thank you, for comments today. And, for taking me on-- putting me in touch with Stacey Haislop. It means a lot to hear from others. We write poems because we have to, (we're snared,) but if it isn't shared... I am on my way to Bosque Bello Cemetery to clean up in my family plot, scatter some winter rye seed, and visit with my guys: father, husband, two brothers. So beautiful when the rye grass comes up brilliant green among white gravestones. Nola

Nola Perez February 21, 2009 at 10:15 AM No, never been in a convent. Just had a Danish fella who had a colorful way of putting things Nola P

Nola Perez February 21, 2009 at 10:10 AM I am putting this on a poem page since I don't know how to reach you otherwise. I am online all morning, and just received an email that I had a comment on poetry soup. It was yours regarding my latest, What the Wind is Doing. I do thank you so much, and particularly this day, this moment, this hour of the clock when your remarks were so validating. Are you on Facebook? If you contact me there, I could send you a poetry book Love, You got it, from Nola

Nola Perez February 21, 2009 at 8:17 AM I am reading your poems Saturday 2/21 because of your intriguing comments on my own poems. Thanks for sharing. Makes you feel less isolated as a writer. Re peanut butter: Not buying any right now because of peanut scare, but I've always loved peanut butter, sliced banana & mayonnaise sandwiches. Maybe that's a Southern Gothic thing, or what is a SGT, is sliced banana sprinkled with peanuts on a lettuce leaf Nola P

Kristin Reynolds February 21, 2009 at 6:32 AM Hi sweet Daver, sweet and fulfilling as peanut-butter itself, you are. :) Please see my latest blog, and thanks for missing me, you have no idea how much that truly and honestly means to me - who'd a thunk it. much love, Sir Daver, love, Kristin

Barbara Gorelick February 20, 2009 at 9:25 PM Good one. Im a peanut butter freak..Its my favorite thing. i have the cavities to prove it. Loved this. BG

Carrie Richards February 20, 2009 at 2:51 PM As a kid, I couldn't have made it through my childhood without peanut butter sandwiches!! But hmmm.....if given a choice between peanut butter or cookies....hmmmm! ~ Sweet memories! ~ Carrie