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Pot Pourri of National Dishes

Frogs’ legs French cuisine fad Amphibians hopping mad Shish kebabs Cubed lamb chislic Served on toothpick Pizzas Flatbread Italian feast Waist measurement increased Bird’s nest soup Rare Chinese foodstuff Swiftlets sleeping rough Mexican wraps Spicy chicken fajitas Hot as senoritas Seafood paella Shrimp, lobster, cuttlefish Saporous Valencian dish Maple syrup Canadians tree tap Sticky sweet sap Digestif After dinner drink Brandy glasses clink 17/09/18 'six-word couplet poetry contest' : Sponsored by: Mark Toney

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/28/2023 11:25:00 AM

Congratulations on this winning work in Brian's contest. I am delighted to see it there. Thank you for sharing. Sara

Hilo Poet

Date: 2/16/2022 12:11:00 AM

Lol, Wendy, you'd started, albeit, not only boldly, but that you'd topped your list of that, whereto, I could not phantom, nonetheless, my compliments on your winning entry my friend, Aloha~William, Cheers!

Kim Merryman

Date: 3/28/2021 3:19:00 PM

What a creative write! congrats on your win, Wendy! Blessings, Kim M

P.S. Awtry

Date: 11/4/2018 2:20:00 PM

"amphibians hopping mad" :D love that!

Modupe Sefunmi

Date: 11/2/2018 12:32:00 PM

I love the way you introduced me to a number of National dishes with this lovely poem. Congrats on your win.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/11/2018 6:17:00 PM

I am loving these poems. The form lends itself to such a fun time reading them. Congrats on an awesome win

Jan Allison

Date: 10/10/2018 5:55:00 PM

you served up a treat Wendy:-) many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Janice Canerdy

Date: 10/7/2018 3:31:00 PM

These are great, Wendy! CONGRATS! Janice

Line Gauthier

Date: 10/6/2018 9:16:00 AM

Yummy lines, Wendy. Congrats on your well deserved win.

Paul Callus

Date: 10/6/2018 8:00:00 AM

Your creative couplets tempt the imagination, Wendy! Congratulations on your podium finish. // paul

Mark Toney

Date: 10/5/2018 6:02:00 PM

Congratulations on your second-place win, Wendy! Lol... You seem to understand that the way to a man is through his stomach! Thank you for making the contest a success :)

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 9/24/2018 8:04:00 AM

This is fun, and a wonderful take on the theme ... but now Im hungry, (and I just ate!). Wonderful write - loved it, Wendy! :-) <3

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/23/2018 6:14:00 AM

Wendy, each one of these made me pause and think except the first one which made me laugh in a wild, crazed way. A delicious poem! Yummy!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 9/17/2018 2:47:00 AM

Haha all crackers Wendy, love the birds nest one. Good luck. Tom