Best Red Pepper Poems
Below are the all-time best Red Pepper poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of red pepper poems written by PoetrySoup members
Red PepperRed pepper is a kind fire
burning without flames
causing eyes to rain without clouds
sitting on own cool hot stool
never causing wild bush-fire
giving suckling babies hot...
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Categories:
red pepper, metaphor, political, power,
Form:
Free verse
Shiny NickelsMama ate her collard greens with raw onions, pinching a
morsel of greens with sweet cornbread, as juicy pork
neckbones lay naked of meat.
The...
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Categories:
red pepper, black african american, family,
Form:
Prose Poetry
One, Won, OnceOne ,Won, Once
By Chuck Keys
Brightness can be blinding
With your eyes closed
Or with your eyes open.
Darkness can be blinding
With your eyes closed
Or with your eyes open.
As...
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Categories:
red pepper, friendship, history, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
The Abominable SnowmanTHE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
it started out white
but the late snow was weeks old.
results were a fright –
those red pepper lips, corn teeth,
tomato ketchup eyes,
the tire-track forehead,
the...
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Categories:
red pepper, seasons,
Form:
Tanka
Ingredientsi prepared a simple supper
but with great love i cooked
that main meat of refined wheat
durum semolina, traded as rotini
an Italian pasta to go with...
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Categories:
red pepper, adventure, care, caregiving, community,
Form:
Free verse
Kim-Chee
Cabbage is pickled in a glass jar with plenty of red pepper.
Buried underground, it lies undisturbed as it ferments away.
It takes several months of aging...
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Categories:
red pepper, food,
Form:
Sijo
Didactic Food Cajun PastaOne pot Cajun pasta
We are going to totally enjoy this one hot spicy Cajun pasta
Easy to make for a weekend meal
The sense of smell explores...
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Categories:
red pepper, food,
Form:
Didactic
Life In the BottleAs I stagger to my room…my vision in a haze and my guts steering like a stew, my eyes
look like a ripe red pepper...
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Categories:
red pepper, lifeme, family, day, drink,
Form:
Narrative
I Love Ya, Damn-ItI love your acsent' it makes me want to kiss you!
16 fillet catfish/ or seabass
1/4 cup of McCormick seasoning
2 Tablespoons of garlic powder
2 Tablespoons of...
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Categories:
red pepper, food, music,
Form:
Ballade
The Master Chef of WordsThe man boiled his manifesto
with dry red pepper and ginger
those who taste it, young and old
shade tears of wit at table...
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Categories:
red pepper, leadership, metaphor,
Form:
Quatrain
Love Thangin a hot skillet
add olive oil
garlic
persimmons
onions
sauté unitl onions are translucent
add apples
fresh ginger
cabbage
mushrooms
(wilt cabbage)
remove from pan,
in the same skillet
add ground duck and ground lamb
stir to brown
add...
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Categories:
red pepper, food, french, lust, meaningful,
Form:
Ballad
The Furry of CurryThe spice in the curry mirrors my anger.
Angry of being a part of a race with no peace.
The small bits of red pepper scatter
Like the...
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Categories:
red pepper, death, food, war,
Form:
Free verse
A Tale a Giraffe Took a Long Time To SwallowThe young giraffe ate a hot red pepper
The poor animal felt like a leper.
The spicy fruit was too hot and it took
Her long to digest...
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Categories:
red pepper, animal,
Form:
Couplet
Before Every DreamMost night
I spend them counting, in thoughts
Like being trap inside a cocoon; it’s dark and quiet
It’s a little daunting
It’s why I always have my eyes...
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Categories:
red pepper, allegory, dream, heaven, imagination,
Form:
Free verse
Frosty's SqueezeFrosty's squeeze was Freckles Snow
and frosty saw her well.
Her button eyes would warm his heart
and leave him weak to tell.
Her smile was like a clever...
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Categories:
red pepper, absence, appreciation, beauty, character,
Form:
Quatrain