Best Chili Poems


A Taste of Texas

Texas has been kind to me;
You have to understand.
In the state of Texas;
Is where I found my man.

They raise a lot of cattle,                                                                                                                                                                                   
Bovines large beyond belief.
I think this is the reason;
That Texans love their beef.

You grind it and you pound it,
Most any cut will do.
Then brown it in a big old pot;
Add onion when you're through.

Cook down with red tomatoes,
And lots of chili powder;
Add garlic, salt and pepper.
Then simmer for an hour.

I like Texas Chili
I always add some beans,
Not everybody's favorite
But better than it seems.

Texas has been kind to me;
So do not be forlorn;
In the state of Texas,
Is where my son was born.

Please let me just reflect a bit;
And wax a little silly.
Texas has been kind to me,
And I like Texas Chile.

Premium Member The Best Thing About Winter

Hot food for comfort in Winter’s the best; soups birthed and thickened with cream.

Steaming, thick chili and spice coupled with hot cobblers.

Sink into that…ummm…warm.

Premium Member Home Made Chili Con Carne

Fresh peppers, onions sauteed
Lean, lean ground beef browned
Tempting aroma surrounds
Chopped fresh herbs sizzle
Juicy tomatoes
Pintos, too
Zing!  

Inspired by: Andrea Dietrich and Lunch
Contest:MAKE ME DROOL WITH EPULAERYU
Written: November 05, 2014
Form: Epulaeryu


Premium Member Chili

I've slurped chili from border-to-border and betwixt the roilin' seas,
In fancy five-star establishments and greasy spoon eateries.
I've sampled some that has caused anxious gastrointestinal uproar,
But I'm a glutton for the stuff and always go back for more!

I'll eat chili with or without beans, it really matters not,
Jes' so there's plenty in the pot and it's rather spicy hot!
I'll even deign to open a can of concentrate in an emergency,
But I much prefer a great chef's favourite and secret recipe!

Many are the chili cook-offs I've sauntered my way through,
Tastin' gawd-awful concoctions, my face turnin' a reddish hue!
Those guys toss things in the pot about which I wouldn't care to know.
Their recipes are closely-held secrets and there ain't no quid pro quo!

Now, usually I can tolerate chili from any hot and spicy batch,
But, boys, I'm here to tell you that today I finally met my match.
Satan himself must have brewed that beastly olio!
I gasped, shed copious tears and my ears assumed a ruddy glow!

I'm told its a social blunder to crumble crackers in your soups,
But what care I?  I ain't concerned about jumpin' through no social hoops!
Some of the glares I get from folks are embarrassin'ly chilly!
So what! Me worry? I relish crumbled crackers in my chili!

My Chili Sauce

A friend once asked, “What is Love?”

And one replied Love is like an exquisite red rose flower                                                   

In a romantic, elegance, lovely shady bower

Been hooked by a gentle sexy dove

 

“What is Love?” he asked again

A pretty looking lady smiled and replied

Love is a magical feeling between a groom and a bride

It is the current that flows through my heart and brain

 

“What is Love? I want to know”

Finally, a handsome looking guy smiled and said

Love is when the heart, mind and soul are Fed

With one’s emotions and makes one’s star glow

 

So I asked, what is Love?

Some say Love is patience and kind

But I say Love is blind and can put you in a bind

Love I say can ignorantly give one a shove

 

Some say Love does not envy

Some say love does not boast

But I say Love is what others need the most

Love can actually make people go crazy

 

I have found out that Love is not a feeling

And that Love is trusting and caring

But Love can be a bit over bearing

And true Love when unwrapped brings divine healing

 

Some say “Adam and Eve created Love

Romeo and Juliet made Love

Sampson and Delilah betrayed Love

And Julius Ceaser died for Love”

 

The Love I found is a Love like no other

It was not the Love of Adam and Eve

Neither was it the Love of Sampson, who was deceive

Nor was it the Love between a sister and a brother

 

The Love I found was shed on old rugged cross

It was offered to you and me

He came into my life as a light so I can see

To sum it all up, “J-E-S-U-S is my Chili Sauce”

A Real Real Spicy Kick Three Hundred Fifty Words Form a Hot Chili Pepper

""Entirely you know 
I cannot change 
the whole of the 
World all on my 
own." - 


"Or can I?"  

"I mean whom 
better to start 
with?"" 


""Yes, finding I 
am; Humility 
raises no 
defense 
or real 
doubt for-
nor rouses  
up no great   
fear against - 
one better yet 
yes offers no 
consequence."  
to anyone, thing;
"freely bow's down; 

in only direct 
reflection to 
itself.""


"So yes rather than 
win can you lose be 
rather wrong than right -  
surrender everything keep 
stirring the pot friend yes not 
let the beans burn."  - 

"Yeah ha Ha ho yo oh yes don't you 
know how hard out of my way I'd be 
sure to go just to avoid that?""


""I am so-curious; "Brilliant!" everything 
is used for something, so to Grace I lend 
a knee; heart, open mind hand."" - 
 

"Some barter's made yes some sold are 
bought and sold and re-bought again and 
again. entirely" - 


""Heaven knows I have bought that Farm 
before; sold a lot of priceless - valuables in 
my time I cannot ever wage enough 
collateral to buy back." 


"My very soul included, Ex-Wife Life - 
Children, yeah I tell you I sold it all, yes, my 
entire family."" - "Vivid" fond their memory's"-

But I would not change a thing, if I had to 
do it all again. ""Yes time and time again; 

Because I wouldn't be the man I am today 
if it were not for all of the mistakes; 
lessons learned, of my past.

"But you know I know I could never-barter 
with God for any true faith in my own 
security." - 

No no I cannot bargain with Him, to reach 
a place, vision as Blissful Peaceful; Pure; 

as that; 

"HEAVEN!"


""So to fill a weary soul, He taught 
me, a bowl of Copperhead soup." 
"Well I tell you now friend sure 
makes for a fine; cleansing-dish."" 


""With white-wine salad lemon 
pepper chard finger size 
copperhead steak patty's on 
the side -  

"Lima beans - 

fresh milk cornbread 
yeah they all provide 
a quick cooling, for 
a real real;

spicy kick ... !""
© James Long  Create an image from this poem.


Premium Member The Chili Cook-Off and the Aftermath

Two old guys who won ribbons each year
made a bet as the contest drew near:
If just one of them placed,
then the other, in haste,
would eat two quarts of chili, with beer.

For a change, kudos came to just one.
The hot chili with beer was no fun
for the poor loser Bart
who for two days did fart
while Joe Lee was hailed second to none.


October 5, 2021

Granny's 12 Alarm Chili

You hadn't had any forewarning
as you take a spoonful of
Granny's 12 alarm chili,
not knowing its the
calm before the storm
as its about to set off an alarm,
when you take your 
first bite, you try to show delight,
as your inner thermostat soars
to solar flare like heights, 
you feel like your going through
menopause again as you feel
waves of hot flashes,
and then like a volcano you hear 
something rumbling as Mt. Derriere 
starts releasing its gasses,
but its not just you but Granny too
so you don't feel quite so bashful,
as you quickly guzzle down water,
glassful after glassful,
she is just beaming and feels glad
that your visiting her as you
toot-toot like a one woman band,
and then you think to yourself
I didn't know Granny was musically inclined
hearing different sharp and flat notes
coming from her behind,
and to get rid of the smell that you have to quell
you start opening a couple of windows,
all the while making a mental note
which says, remember next time to 
most definitely bring the beano!

Premium Member Chili Or Goulash

Meat and tomatoes
Go well with some paprika
Then you have Chili
Use potatoes and not beans
It’s Hungarian Goulash

Candidate -Calon-

CANDIDATE
that's my wife's business,
he will make it for you, not tomato sauce but grated coconut sauce which is fried without oil wrapped in banana leaves like pepes.
It is wonderful for a tongue that is saliva due to the rash of the savory aroma of coconut and banana leaves and kaffir lime leaves and the scent of garlic and the sharpness of chillies.
"Besides your house, near the sapodilla tree," replied Mas Sorjan when Selo proposed that his place was near the goat's cage.
"Yes, it can be an appetizer, when Selo says while lifting a bunch of bananas, baked until the skin is charred it will be really tasty."
I fell in love with Karsita
He is not a virgin
I do not care
He was frustrated by his disbelief
I do not care
He cares
Today, he herded ravines and ravines
Splitting the sun into three parts
Mix all kinds of recipes.
Your tongue will be messed up
What should I do?
What do you need?
Is not a wife?
Is it not the head of the treasury?
What about tongue-breaking?
Like the chaos of a trapped person like the messed up President


(in indonesia)
CALON
itu urusan istriku, 
dia akan membuatkanya untukmu, bukan sambal tomat tapi sambal kelapa parut yang di goreng tanpa minyak dibungkus daun pisang seperti pepes. 
		Sungguh indahnya untuk lidah yang berliur karena ruap aroma gurih kelapa dan daun pisang dan daun jeruk purut dan harumnya bawang putih dan tajamnya cabe-cabe.
“Disamping rumahmu saja, dekat pohon sawo kecik.” Jawab mas Sorjan ketika Selo mengusulkan tempatnya adalah dekat kandang kambing. 
“Yes, itu bisa sebagai hidangan pembuka, saat Selo mengatakan sambil mengangkat tandan pisang, dipanggang hingga kulitnya hangus akan benar-benar gurih.”
		Aku jatuh cinta pada Karsita
		Dia sudah tidak perawan
		Aku tidak perduli 
		Dia frustasi oleh ketidakperawananya
		Aku tidak perduli 
		Dia, perduli
Hari ini, dia menggiring kambing ketepi jurang dan
Membelah matahari menjadi tiga bagian
Mencampur segala macam resep masakan.
		Lidahmu akan dibuat kacau
Aku harus bagaimana?
Apa yang kamu butuhkan?
Apakah bukan seorang istri?
Apakah bukan kepala perbendaharaan?
		Bagaimana dengan pengacau lidah?
		Seperti kacaunya orang kesurupan seperti kacaunya Presiden yang belum jadi

Premium Member Chili Braggart

I love my own chili,
I know it sounds silly,
heat in pot
nice and hot
it is truly a dilly.

I love my own meatloaf.
I throw on a sugar top.
Other people would
not do it, 
or know how to stop.
I do, you big oaf.
After all, this sugary 
brown sugar ketchup combination
is what makes it my meatloaf.

I love my own cooking.
Restaurants are rarely okay.
My most favorite me-cooked-meal
Navy beans and ham, in a gravy
over cornbread, 
Good thing my husband likes
it too, or things would be coming
to a head.

Premium Member Chipotle Chili Champs

Chipotle Chili Challenge champions cheerfully choose chocolate chai cheesecakes



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October 5, 2019
Written for FFI Blog Series 19 - Tautogram
Brian Strand
© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.

Frito Chili Pie

Best part of football
Soggy chips cheese meat and grease
My intestines boil

By Robb A. Kopp

The Chili Frost of Night

Lovers promising they’ll never part; and a Dixie woman’s daughter; 
That builds the walls within her heart.
A Detroit motor purring; with a top that would go down;
And the blues coming from the radio; sends a message I can understand;
these are the stories that express the kind of guy I am.
          And the illustrator often erases with his rubber the distinctions;  
          That so often distinguishes good intentions.
          Tattoos fade like pictures from the past;
          And as deafening sounds of silence prevent peace within the night                
          The spirit of the jackal lies in wait; in hopes for a chance to fight

Chili Cheese Friez

Gooey cheese on fork
The beans and meat blend sweetly
Chili spreads on plate

I take a large bite
Mm's and oh's out of my mouth 
As high as a kite

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