Best Chutney Poems

[Just a little note to help maintain the peace on Soup.          
To cause no animosity among our friendly group
I myself am partial to some tasty asian food 
I hope you’ll see my tale as fun and...

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For ten months now I’ve brooded over coming second place
in the pickle section deeming, it no less than a disgrace.
It was written plain and simple, so there can be no excuse,
that the pickles in this section must be made from local produce. 

So my asparagus...

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Nested in the cat’s cradle
Paraded in a child’s fable         
I have no voice, don’t let me die
No longer shall I live a lie
I have no soul nor thoughts to save
Unbeknownst to me is
this life beyond the grave?
A...

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I leave my home in Trinidad
 And I come to live in America
 And now I working at Kmart
 Whole day at a cash register

 But I do have a lot of problems
 Every time I get hungry to eat
 all it has is a...

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Masala dosa




Spicy veges massla wrapped in crispy crunchy roll and sambar, coconut chutney.




It's a South Indian dish my mom used to prepare at home for three of us and we used to be counting who could eat the max.

Written Nov 6th, 2015
For contest- Food and...

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From all over they coming
See them parking every where
All kinds of food they bringing
Rum, sweet drinks and cold beer

See them on the beach walking
Under the Trinidad sun
And when you hear them talking
Its trini people having fun

See them in the sea bathing
Salt water in their hair
Some...

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Spring rain
Swaying trees;
Howling wind


Wet cherry blossoms
Dewy flower carpet;
Trail of footsteps


This sudden splash
Vivid skyline colours;
Rainbow reminder


Eastern shores
Sea at high tide;
Misty translucence


Lovers by seaside
Sunset serenade;
Fragrant promises


Sunset strip
Winding pathway;
Moments slip away


Love wears a smile
Spontaneous feel;
Authentic embrace


Here by the bay
Seagulls congregate;
Birdsong sermons


Mango clusters
Ready harvest;
Chutney forthcoming


Vegetable mix
Salad dinner meal;
Cool sitcom...

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Santa whats wrong with you
did u forget me
Why is there no girlfriend
Under my Christmas tree

You know I been a good boy
Didn't give any trouble this year
So tell me where's my gift Santa
Are you still flying in the air

Last year I ask you for a girlfriend
To...

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The Lord he created the heavens and Earth,
the firmament, land sea and sky,
the flora, the fauna, and Adam and Eve
as the Bible says, but I ask why
does it not mention some of his finest designs
that we enjoy, living life to the full,
and without them all,...

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Sometimes when my mind is restless and stressed, 
From the humdrum of the daily grind, 
I feel refreshed and chilled
By a cool drizzle following a soft breeze:
A drizzle of memories from the childhood, 
Soothing and calming my worn out mind
Those joyful flashes of the past...

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The Avenue of Gastronomic Delight

Down the broad avenue called Gastronomic Delight
City life gathers when twilight awakens;

In eateries, drive-ins, greasy spoons and taverns – jumpin’ joints jumpin’
Like Snoopy with his dish doing the suppertime dance;

Lured by the siren of food from imagination’s industry -
Reached out for...

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Brown sugar sapotas
Blending with custard alfonso mangos
And bold sweet lime juice

Georgette saris
Pairing with uncut diamond necklaces
Mixed with peals and rubies

Gently sloping palm trees
Swaying in balmy sultry air
And hazy golden sunsets

Frenetic yellow autos
Competing with dusty zipping mopeds
Mixed with ambulating pedestrians

Aromas of cumin
Blending with the sewage
Other times...

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Don’t know her name

She’s so beautiful
Like the morning sun
And when she smiles
Your heart will be gone

She dress like a pirate
Like a lady in red
Since I saw her picture
Can’t get her out my head

She likes the beaches
The water under her feet
She’s always so cool
even in the...

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I know I do this every time I think of you
I end up with a stiff little pickle and in a flipping mess
Now I know you think it’s saucy and like to have a laugh
But I’m the one with spicy piccalilli all over my flaming...

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Sleigh bells ring, do finish shopping, the countdown is on, 
Be kind enough to spare your precious hours two or more 
Being Indians, we’re quite new to this kind of celebration
Welcome to my “Holiday home” at this special time of year

We borrowed two whimsical trees...

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