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Premium Member Just Desserts
I was at my favorite restaurant and I'd had a lovely meal,
if I finished all my food then a pudding was the deal
I’d relished every...

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Categories: menus, food, funny, humorous, rude,
Form: Rhyme



Nothing More Than a Pretty Smile - Repost
Nothing more than a pretty smile - repost

There she was chasing a rabbit 
with 1 am coffeecakes and weak tea
She didn’t notice I was watching
from...

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Categories: menus, adventure, fantasy, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sister -- a Poem In 2 Parts
I.

End-Cut Prime Rib of Beef,  
Crab-cake, Lobster Tail,
Sea Scallops.

I feel — no — need to, 
eat those foods 
you asked I get you. 

So...

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Categories: menus, bereavement, food, forgiveness, grief,
Form: I do not know?
Premium Member All That You Imagine
My imaginary restaurant will be named “All That You Imagine.”
Any food you can imagine, you will be served.
Thanks to technology and a world-class cooking staff,
I...

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Categories: menus, food,
Form: Prose
Premium Member In Response To My First Poem For Contest
Original Poem Just Desserts

I was at my favourite restaurant and had a lovely meal
If I finished all my food then a pudding was the deal
I’d...

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Categories: menus, food, humorous,
Form: Rhyme



More Than a Pretty Smile
There she was chasing a rabbit 
with 1 am coffeecakes and weak tea
She didn’t notice I was watching
from the branches of an olive tree
A lone...

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Categories: menus, fantasy,
Form: Imagism
Premium Member The Way of All Turkeys
kleine perihuhn damplings
ein puter potage
action de grace-dindon
dankfest kartoffel
eucharista sauce
we give you 
thanks


Inspired by Donna's contest

No finer tribute ode- than to be top billing on Thanksgiving/Christmas...

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Categories: menus, animals, anniversary, food
Form: Epulaeryu
Premium Member Real Questions From Idiots
As a waiter, most expect not much,
But a crunch of menus and brunch,
Nothing more than a list of lunch,
To serve their turgid bunch.

Anyways,
A customer asked...

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Categories: menus, life, men, mental illness,
Form: Free verse
I Need a Cup of Seuss
The neon light flashed,
open, open, open,
so in we both went,
right after eloping,

The cat waiter in the hat,
gave us menus where we sat,
ordering some eggs and...

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Categories: menus, cat, food, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Three In a Booth
It will be her first visit since the day we waved goodbye....

It is spring break !!

It was moving day several months ago...
that she wrapped her...

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Categories: menus, childhood, family, loveday, love,
Form: Free verse
The Junk Drawer
in most human endeavors
there are those items that just
don't quite fit in with the rest of the projects

from batteries to rubber bands
to unused takeout menus...

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Categories: menus, family, funny, visionary, me,
Form: Free verse
Prayer For South Monroe To Grow
Lord, I pray that you aid this part of town.

There are many who walk around with frowns,

And are quite gifted. I'm asking that you

In their...

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Categories: menus, people, philosophy, political, religiongod,
Form: Rhyme
Food For Thought
After Eight Mints
Anchovies
Apple Pancakes
Applesauce
Atlantic Cod
Barbecue Sauce
Black Bean Soup
Blue Cheese
Blueberry Pancakes
Brussels Sprouts and Lamb
Buttermilk
Caribou Liver
Carrots
Cauliflower
Chicken Breast
Chicken Patty
Chicory Roots
Chocolate Pudding
Chocolate Pudding !!!
Cinnamon Raisin Bagel
Coffee Cake
Coleslaw
Donkey Balls
Dried Plums
Durian...

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Categories: menus, life, people, places, urban
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Local Steakhouse
I sit down
After eight hours of ordering
And waiting on the customers
I must relax
From a day’s work waiting the tables
That have been mine since I started
Steak...

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Categories: menus, life, me, work, me,
Form: Free verse
Evolution Iv
Virtual 2050 reality ...
synapses no longer fire
they've begun to retire
into encrypted text
programmer proscribed
in the language of math.
Plasma screen progress
as hands are no longer held,
nor mouths...

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© Sue Mason  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: menus, computer-internet
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs