Best Lima Beans Poems

The Christmas when  Santa got Fat 

Kris Kringle rubbed his belly; he was feeling really hungry indeed
Mrs Claus had put him on a diet of what he felt was chicken feed
Brussel Sprouts and Lima Beans and lots of Spinach Green
Life’s unfair when you’re Santa...

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Cornucopia
          By Dane Smith-Johnsen
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Foxtrot for dances or horses?
Both I suppose.
Who does it better?

Comparing them would be 
Like comparing onions to Lazy-boy-recliners,
Comparing lima beans to undertakers,

Comparing lavender to unicorns,
Comparing poetry to poetry.
It simply cannot be done.

Can I have this foxtrot, Mr. Horse?...

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Cornucopia
          By Dane Smith-Johnsen
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'Tis said that the first Thanksgiving feast was celebrated in sixteen twenty-one.
'Twas the Pilgrims' first bountiful harvest so they decided to have some fun!
(That was the genesis of church potlucks that are popular to this very day,
And the origin of that American addiction, the all-you-can-stuff-ten-buck...

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'Tis Halloween again, the economy is bad and lots of folks are outta work!
I'm gonna reverse this trick or treat racket, tho' some may think me quite a jerk!
Normally, hordes of kids come bangin' on my door pleadin', "Fill my tote!"
But this year I'm gonna...

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""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 ...

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Dedicated to Kyle, my son ... my smile




I recall many unique meals of special appeal
but one dinner replays on a fav memory reel
that I shall never forfeit or agree to forget.
This meal was years ago yet still remains clear.
I will not err as I share...

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He passed on turkey, passed on ham
and even on Mom’s candied yams!

He passed, for sure, on salad greens
and carrots, peas and lima beans!

He passed on Mom’s best home-baked bread
and cheeses ready to be spread.

The gravy and the mashed potatoes:
Those he passed on - and tomatoes.

Mom...

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Anybody is well fed
if they like vegetables that are red.
There are onions, tomatoes, beets, and kidney beans.
Don’t forget vegetables that are green.
They include peas, lettuce, green beans,
artichokes, zucchini, cabbage, and lima beans.
They are healthy things to eat at any scene.
We have to include vegetables that...

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I totally adore distance learning!
               I realize, it’s the best for me!
               in the morning got up...

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Chilled white wine
A glass for the chef

Creole seasonings
A meal in a dish
A Southern delight

Chunks of catfish fillets
Corn and lima beans
Simmering till sublime

Gather around
If spicy stew's what you want
Help yourself

Cayenne pepper
Tabasco sauce
There’s even a bit of wine left



AP:  3rd place 2020

Submitted on October 7, 2018...

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its collard greens
lima beans
salad potatoes
we will share and eat
season
SOUL MEAL FEATS...

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(a very old poem poem written as an adolescent)

To everyone who sees this,
They are commanded to chant
"Hinahiboaola" in the most
Gracious and humble
Manner you can 
At that present time.

That is an order from Hina
Nasroalaba Soooaoieeee
And his Royal Court.

If you decide to act on his critical command...

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Running the 95 from Jacksonville to Richmond
On a Sunday afternoon in June
The thermometer and the road signs read the same
Sunny and hot, the miles were winding away
When the gas tank and the hour called for a pit stop
Down the ramp we went to Small Town...

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