Chopsticks Poems - Poems about Chopsticks

"Clicking Chopsticks" It's raining snow Monkeys and I'm not in Any Way Where I thought I might be At this time Or place but Please place Me in the seat That I was Meant To Be In ....

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So many curry shops which should I pick Stick with the one ...

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Plain or colored sticks Thicker than noodles and pricks Spoon and fork in one A game on table or floor that's gone!...

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I thought by writing this poem I could ramp up the cognitive demand I wanted to get down on paper The time my chopsticks talked to me They told me there is a towel On the flag of Belarus I was flabbergasted by this I dipped them in wasabi I imagined a scream Like a falling bomb I overheard someone Asking about the buffet I heard the...

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I met a strange young gal in St. Louis Her favorite Chinese food was chop suey This gal got her kicks Twirling her chopsticks I finally said, “too much kung phooey.” written September 26, 2021...

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A chopstick is just a utensil. But a chopstick can trigger that uncontrollable laughter and smiles at the dinner table. When one snaps, we chuckle. When someone can’t use them properly, we giggle. When someone eats with them, we ridicule. Chopsticks are an icon of Asia. They’re an art, they’re part of history and culture. They’re a pocket-sized representation of who I am. And yet chopsticks are a barrier, a tiny Great Wall of...

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Whenever I felt blue I’d pick up a pen And write my thoughts It was my way of connecting With my most inner depths Now it’s been way too long And I miss that bond I could turn sadness into creation And felt more alive for it Living and creating so intertwined Feeling nostalgic tonight As I sit enjoying popcorn With my fancy chopsticks AP: Honorable Mention 2021 Submitted...

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By Elton Camp A fork to eat soup is unwise Thus, spoons are no surprise It makes no sense if anyone picks To try to eat rice with two sticks If I try with all of my might I might get a teeny-tiny bite To pick up meat might be okay For little grains--it’s nuts I say! Orientals may master the skill So that chopsticks...

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The most amazing of culinary tricks would be to eat spaghetti with chopsticks. A pair of chopsticks you will never see if you go to any table in Italy. Marco Polo was not perspicacious enough to see his contribution to western culture’s popularity. When using chopsticks, you won’t get much sauce. Unfortunately, there would be much of a loss. A fork and spoon...

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I love a meal with chopsticks – It’s elegant and fun. I’m slowly eating, bit by bit, When forkers are all done. Each morsel’s daintily procured And lifted to one’s lips; Some concentration’s needed So the food stays in its grips. But once you get the hang of it, You’ll dine with new delight, A feeling of accomplishment In every single bite. Some people find it...

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I learned to eat with chopsticks From my spouse, on our first date. It added something magical To everything I ate. He also taught me how to tell, By looking at the moon, Whether it was getting bigger Or would disappear real soon. I told him that I understood, Though often I would guess. Was it waxing? Maybe waning? Just one answer would impress. But after...

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I celebrated the day you were born by wrapping a present of chopsticks I had purchased but would never give you. I wrapped the box as though I might -- with colorful tissue and a silver ribbon that catches the light in a similar manner as do your eyes. But realized that were I to offer them up you might ram one through my heart without even meaning to. You would...

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empty wooden rice bowl scattered upon the dry land find their hungry feet and hungry hands shall gather at night where the fish breathe air eat their food with paper chopsticks...

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