Notes About The Poem

Rescind Rescind

Hear! Hear! Our cook is true to his word!
Soup should never be shaken, just gently stirred.

Here only five minutes, not even an hour.
Someone threw in vile seasoning, that made our soup sour.

There are certain ingredients that should never be put in.
But they have made a fresh batch, with a pinch of rescind.

They have made a deletion of those too acidic.
Why must there always be a poetry soup critic.

There is a moral to this story in case you’ve been shook.
Stay out of the kitchen if you know you can’t cook.

You can always change the name of poorly made dish.
But never the smell, a fish smells like fish.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Laurie Avatar
December 26, 2021 at 3:23 PM
Hello Mark ... amusing with very wise advice indeed - thank you Mark - Lindsay
Koplin Avatar
January 2, 2022 at 2:55 PM
Thanks bud!
DiMino Avatar
December 24, 2021 at 5:53 PM
Very amusing, Mark; well done! Merry Christmas!
Koplin Avatar
December 24, 2021 at 9:12 PM
Thank you!
M  Avatar
December 24, 2021 at 2:40 AM
Merry Christmas Mark! Appears to be a lovely calm here now….fingers crossed! Enjoyed. Take Care. Debx
Koplin Avatar
December 24, 2021 at 9:11 PM
So far so good! Merry Christmas!
Marcum Wong Avatar
December 22, 2021 at 2:52 PM
Clever metaphors in this creative poem Mark. I can’t cook so you won’t find me anywhere near a kitchen. : ) Have a great Christmas. Blessings xxoo
Koplin Avatar
December 22, 2021 at 4:13 PM
Thank you Connie, Merry Christmas !!
Cunningham Avatar
December 22, 2021 at 1:22 AM
Certain kitchen staff have cleared out their locker and gone elsewhere, now we can enjoy nice tasty soup again. Merry Christmas Mark Tom
Koplin Avatar
December 22, 2021 at 5:18 AM
Maybe we can get some nice talent to fill those empty lockers
Vaso Avatar
December 22, 2021 at 12:11 AM
Love this!!! Great write!
Koplin Avatar
December 22, 2021 at 5:18 AM
Thanks Art! Good to see you neighbor!
Lawless Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 7:48 PM
we are not talking about a rich, spicy bouillabaisse here....
Koplin Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 7:49 PM
Not exactly
Koplin Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 7:14 PM
I appreciate all of you!
Lane Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 7:07 PM
I read this and remembered a poem I posted here years ago... Piranha in the Soup...posted 12/24/15. I guess that title holds true.
Koplin Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 7:14 PM
So true! The ultimate nasty fish!
Kitchin Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 6:59 PM
Love it Mark, so true, a bad fish will always ruin the rich soup stock.
Koplin Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 7:13 PM
Thanks Tania! Every time. We’ll just dump it out in the garbage and make a new pot.
Allison Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 4:10 PM
fish soup stinks and too many cooks definitely spoil the soup broth:-) hugs Jan xx
Koplin Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 6:25 PM
A fish will always smell fishy no matter what name it is called
Hankins Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 2:02 PM
You said it, Mark. "Certain ingredients... should never be put in." I'm only wondering how long the "peace" will last. Seems to me it has been quieter the last three or four days, and I like that! Merry Christmas, friend.
Koplin Avatar
December 22, 2021 at 6:40 PM
What? They deleted one of yours too? What was it about?
Leffanta Avatar
December 22, 2021 at 11:17 AM
Voodoo Doo-doo is still at large; notice how Soup deleted my referral?
Koplin Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 2:27 PM
Merry Christmas Milt!
Logan Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 1:18 PM
Thanks for the warning, Mark. I'll not bother reading the menu. Think I'll pack my own lunch on my next visit. Acidic food and smelly fish are not appealing to me at all.
Koplin Avatar
December 21, 2021 at 1:40 PM
Lol, especially not in soup!
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