Best Treats Poems

Trying to invent one word poems
Called "texting treats."
Poems of five words or more?
Oh, no !
Are far too hard for us to read!
Itt's speed we need.

A reflection of this electronic age.
Short poems, short replies.
From the beauty of the English
language.....
We, hereby run in retreat.
And joyfully disengage our...

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My children couldn't believe their luck,
Down the drive came a McDonald's truck!

      their eyes lit up
      thinking of treats to sup

Alas, truck had come - septic tank to suck.


Written 25 August 2018  
 Real...

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Morning time...waking with sweets in my mouth
cinnamon carameltmarshmellowed out
breakfast cereal Sugar Dynamite
secret prize inside,bestows x-ray sight

Sugar shock,tooth rot,'60s psycotropic lollipops
an infinite selection @ Treat's Sweetshop
its addictive candy flavors
improves moods and bad behavior
beware of its dangers
sugar rush overdose and hypereality at most

Peanutbrittle,jawbreakers,misfortune cookie riddles
limesours with saccarine...

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My puppy looked up with needy eyes,
Begging for a little woofy surprise,
She wagged her tail and licked her lips
As I fed her tasty, fresh ham strips,
I think she's a food-napper in disguise....

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All treats and no tricks.

Said the man in the scarecrow hat.

Apple cider and pumpkin pie.

Candy bags filled a mile high.

But no tricks from the skeleton costume.

Just hershey bars and three musketeers.

All treats and no tricks. 
 
Said the whichy woman with a broomstick
in her hand.

Just...

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The highlight of the year for dear old Dad

     Was Halloween when treats were to be had

          His modus operandi

            ...

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Juicy round orange.
Squeeze roll and cut a round hole.
Use peppermint stick as straw.
Juicy round lemon.
Squeeze roll and cut a round hole.
Use peppermint stick as straw.
Juicy round apple.
Cut and slice in eight pieces.
Spread peanut butter on thick!
Juicy round donut.
Cut half in two like sandwich.
Put pineapple slice.
Using...

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THE GALLOPING GOURMET TREATS


Just finished watching the galloping gourmet
Cooking and frying up fried brains today
All his delicious meals and delectable treats
He may even be pounding and making mince meats
Always like listening to his many happy tunes
While he sings and belts out some merry half moons
He...

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I was frozen in place when
I felt it “bite me” – a nip
On my neck from a pesky
Mosquito – oh no!

I couldn’t move to kill it,
So I stayed still.  But cringed when   
I saw the mosquito land 
On Deborah’s nose!


4/7/12
Susan Burch
For Linda's...

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Again, 'tis that glorious season of the year,
For sharin' love and spreadin' holiday cheer!
Time for my dear spouse to begin her ever-lovin',
Bakin' of toothsome delicacies in her trusty oven!

Some of Grandma's recipes are used in this enterprise,
'Specially the one for her scrumptious pecan pies!
She bakes...

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This man was so mean, he scared every child
Halloween was his big chance to go wild
  Kids rang his doorbell
  Screams issued from hell
And if a kid yelled ~ Why, he was all smiles...

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Halloween has come
Time to don your scary best
Hide behind a mask
(Some say I wear mine year-round!)
I've no tricks-just give me treats!...

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“Ice cream, ice cream 
     two for a quarter”
but we were already lining up
Mr. Softee’s* song beckoned

sultry vacation days in the suburbs
no air-conditioning back then
not one neighbor had a pool
so “Slip ‘N Slide was the way to keep cool

bedtime came before...

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losing two front teeth made Ashwin sad
                        eating Christmas cookies hard - feels mad!
        ...

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Lawn furniture flavored ice cream
	served in moxa cups
Candied eyes of freshwater bream
	pickled bushdog pups.

Pig pizzle wrapped around a stick
	grilled upon the deck
Woven rope with cat head and brick
	hung about your neck.

Marzipan violin bowed by a stoat
	badminton played widdershins
A toast of poison without antidote
	barefoot on needles...

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