Tribute To Collards

TRIBUTE TO COLLARDS

Great green globs
Grimy messy mound
Never finer found
Smack, drool, sniff
Knife, plate, spoon
Taste, savor, share
Stuff, sweet, sleep


7 March 2018
For the contest sponsored by Edward McCall
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Dietrich Avatar
March 30, 2018 at 7:35 PM
Hey, I like how short this one is. Just now seeing your placement and wanted to stop by and say a belated congrats on this one
Moorman Avatar
March 30, 2018 at 8:36 PM
Thanks, Andrea! Short and sweet, just the way I like 'em. Thanks for being in my corner.
Gentry Avatar
March 29, 2018 at 12:19 AM
Congrats on your win. Enjoyed this.
Moorman Avatar
March 29, 2018 at 2:39 AM
I failed to wish you a Happy Easter. I pray it is a joyous one.
Moorman Avatar
March 29, 2018 at 2:23 AM
Thank you, Susan! I just read, and commented on, your poem, Dancin' Sue. I loved it!
Cunningham Avatar
March 27, 2018 at 2:31 AM
Congratulations Curtis. Tom
Moorman Avatar
March 29, 2018 at 2:38 AM
Thank you, Tom! A poem using only five letter words can be difficult unless one is a rural raised Southerner. lol Thanks for your support, and Happy Easter.
Allison Avatar
March 26, 2018 at 4:42 PM
you made me feel hungry and I don't have a clue what collards really are lol:-) congrats Curtis:-) hugs jan xx
Moorman Avatar
March 29, 2018 at 2:35 AM
Thanks, Jan! In the rural South, collards are considered a staple. They fall in the same category as turnips, mustard greens, and rutabagas. They really are good, and easy to prepare. Just boil them with a chunk of ham hock until tender and serve them with a sprinkle of pepper vinegar and lacy corn bread and you have a literal feast. Happy Easter, my friend!
Roper Avatar
March 26, 2018 at 7:22 AM
Curtis, congratulations on your win on this great piece! I found it a little difficult to write with just 5 letter words. :) Hugs Eve
Moorman Avatar
March 29, 2018 at 2:31 AM
Thanks, Eve! Five letter words are difficult in formulating a poem unless one is raised in the South where collards are a staple. lol Happy Easter to you.
Gauthier Avatar
March 25, 2018 at 10:24 PM
Great poem, Curtis. Well done. Congrats.
Moorman Avatar
March 29, 2018 at 2:28 AM
Thank you, Line! Sorry for the delay in responding. Life gets busy sometimes. I pray you have a Happy Easter!
Andresen Avatar
March 25, 2018 at 1:23 PM
- Congratulations, Curtis :) - A fun contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Moorman Avatar
March 29, 2018 at 2:26 AM
Thanks, Anne-Lise! Writing any form of poem using words with only five letters is somewhat difficult, but turned out to be just as you said --- fun!
Mccall Avatar
March 25, 2018 at 11:01 AM
Good morning Curtis how are you today? Thank you for your entry in the contest it was a fun read. Congratulation on your placement and have a great day. Edward. {:-)
Moorman Avatar
March 25, 2018 at 11:15 AM
And a pleasant good morning to you, Edward. The contest was different, but lots of fun. I appreciate being given a placement. Thank you for your encouragement. Happy Easter -- next Sunday!
Amadore Avatar
March 8, 2018 at 10:16 AM
Yum, yum, yum. Sprinkle pepper vinegar. Dash of salt, few grains of pepper. Nothing finer. But not so common north of Carolina nor west of Oklahoma!
Moorman Avatar
March 8, 2018 at 12:13 PM
I'm from Georgia. Where are you from? Gotta be a Southerner if you like collards!! lol Actually, I think a person would have to be a Southerner to know what collards are. They don't know what they're missing!!
Moorman Avatar
March 8, 2018 at 12:13 PM
I'm from Georgia. Where are you from? Gotta be a Southerner if you like collards!! lol Actually, I think a person would have to be a Southerner to know what collards are. They don't know what they're missing!!
Moorman Avatar
March 8, 2018 at 10:36 AM
All true, Leo! I was stationed in Oklahoma during my Air Force career and I have a step-daughter who lives in North Carolina. I have traveled north of Carolina and west of Oklahoma, but did not find any collards. Thanks for your great response.
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