American cheese, if you please
Not Taiwanese or Japanese
Nothing Maltese or Vietnamese
American cheese, if you please
You say I must try Swiss Cheese
Lebanese and Nepalese
At Chanukah, ‘Monterey of Maccabees’
Farvoss?* American cheese, if you please *'What for?' (Yiddish)
But surely you’ll take a bite of Siamese
Portuguese, Pekinese or Paraguese
And how can you neglect Senegalese and Congolese
Not now. If you please, American cheese
Is our diner a narrow-minded provincial
Nisht!** ~ she’s old, a Jewish immigrant NYC election official **No! Not! (Yiddish)
Cottage Cheese and Apple Sauce
So, in the conversation, we talked about different tastes—
How cottage cheese and apple sauce deserved their rightful place.
So, in this moment of trusting things you say,
I applied a heaping helping upon my dinner tray.
Not one aside from each other, but both inside the bowl,
Mixed them up together—and before your eyes will roll...
The concoction is a masterpiece, in sweetness and in cheese,
And I found myself devouring it and asking for "more, please!"
It will become a staple on my dinner plate, for it is a healthy snack;
The creamy apple goodness is surely a life hack.
always abatable from
anyplace but tuscaloosa
cockamamy downstream bunny
descriptive complain brewing
mistaking birthright crisis
meaningfully turmoil tryst
unvalued unpasteurized ureteritis
stewing vaticinate dejection
deflective firm folklore
through gynecologist communications
episodic honeydew gnaw
a crisply blunted
cheeseboard doorstopper looping
merry as can
be for evermore
(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • August 17–23, 2026)
Cheese And Rice
They say 'Elephants and water never forget'
If only people could be the very same way
although sometimes it seems, as if we actually are
the people we haven't seen for many years and the ones
we only seldom see- how can we be sure they're real
when we see them? couldn't they be a memory?
“We don't have very much time to love' regardless of gloves
But that is something which we're supposed to do especially
if we have some glue- it's not written anywhere that we have
to stop at times of either virus or flu
Not to stray but could we have something other than stew?
Nearly any other kind of brew would suffice as would cheese and rice
provided the mice left us some- they're not exactly chums
presently flying over
holes, cheese and all,
where eagles don’t need wind
to show off
That is my moon up there
It always is
the perfect version of myself
Encore!
Time to build character!
“We are sleeping underneath
the same big sky”
While we are at it:
“I’ll get the joy
of rediscovering you”
That love could be
that moon
I could be
that light-hearted astronaut
who couldn’t weigh
his aspirations
He jumped over the holes
of the moon
Oh cheese! I confess my devotion
to thee, to your curdled, cultured,
gloriously gooey arts.
Cheddar calls my name
with the confidence of someone
who knows I’ll always say yes.
Brie seduces softly
all buttery whispers
and melt-in-the-middle promises.
Gouda is no better
strutting in like a snack-scented celebrity
with that smug smoky grin.
Even Swiss tempts me
holes and all~
proof that imperfection can still be delicious.
I try to resist, but the dairy aisle knows me
always greeting me like an old friend
who always talks me into trouble.
So I surrender again
armed with water crackers,
a hopeful heart, and zero regrets.
Work week is over
time to unwind and relax
a wine and cheese night
When I was 28
And waiting my baby,
I ate numerous cheesy biscuits
To temper the quease,
And excited unease
Of my pregnancy.
Now 23, my baby boy
Still loves cheese
On the pizza we order:
Mozzarella, gouda,
Gorgonzola and feta.
And when I look at him,
And he looks at me,
We say together,
“Halloumi”.
Did Hannah See Bees? Hannah Did,
eating blue cheese with the big kid.
Noel, Let's Egg Estelle On,
about her friend little John.
They ran fast down the hill and slid.
O faithful friend with handle worn,
Through countless meals your blade was drawn.
You sliced with care my cheddar’s edge,
And glided smooth on gouda’s wedge.
Though newer tools now crowd my drawer,
None mastered brie or Swiss before
Quite like your wire, taut and true—
A gentle touch that cheese once knew.
I miss the whisper of your glide,
The ribbons formed, so thin with pride.
Time may have dulled your sturdy frame,
But in my heart, you keep your name.
So rest, old slicer, on your shelf—
No gadget bests your work or self.
For every slice and savory breeze,
Thank you, friend, for the gift of cheese.
Come on... smile for me.
Show me that big old silly grin.
Cross your eyes & say cheese ~
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026, Honorable Mention 2026
True British scrumptiousness
Between two pieces of bread is pure lusciousness
Whether brown or white
Eaten in the day or at night
As a snack or main meal
This British icon is the real deal
An incredible cheese pull
Other fillings to make it full
Onions tuna or crispy bacon
Will leave your taste buds shaken
Melted butter dripping with delight
Mouth salivating to take a big bite
The humble cheese toastie
A delicious specimen that’s uncostly
Truly deserves to be a national star
Rich or poor we can all devoir
It’s time to put forth some new information
to shatter the myth of small primate intimidation
I’m done scurrying from one alley to another
just to scrounge some rancid cheese for my brothers
So, from now on it’s full bore galore
Me and my friends are hittin’ up every dairy store
I distract ‘em in front with my Mighty Mouse routine
While my comrades sneak out the back with limburger unseen
And next month, we invade Madison Cheese Garden
(I’ll be the one with a butcher knife and hard-hat-on)
My favourite spanish cozy resto.
Bring on the seafood paella and prosecco.
Serenade me all night long.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 3rd place 2025
Little Miss Muffet ran away with the spoon
and a bowl of curds and whey
but it's no mystery as the rest is history
for she began a business on the self-same day
first on the card came cottage cheese
now it's plain to see how and why
then her company soon had a hasty addition
when the lady made tasty cottage pie
for one so young to start such an enterprise
successful and spider-free
it comes as no surprise
hers was a cozy cottage industry
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