Deep Fried Christmas Memory
Dear ol' dad loved
the way our mom
made fried clams.
It stood to reason
that a deep fat fryer
would be the perfect
Christmas present for her.
He proudly placed it
under the sad, Charlie Brown, tree
he purchased for 3 bucks
two minutes before the lot closed,
on Christmas eve 1955.
The expression
of disappointment
on our mom's face,
evident to me
but masked for
my younger siblings,
made for one of
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Categories:
deep fried, childhood, christmas, father, memory,
Form: Free verse
A Deep Fried Chicken Burp
A fried chicken burp can be akin to gargling a pear juice by a slip stream. But do not slip. Or wave with both hands whilst drinking. Dangerous deadly dares derive during demonic demonstrations. And the interjecting spittle from a giant llama. Towering over trees. With the neck stuck in clouds. Very great to watch
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Categories:
deep fried, art, assonance, betrayal,
Form: ABC
Deep Fried Greed
Are we dying to get a taste of the American Dream that we've got fat and glutinous, deep fried in greed.
Are we dying to feast on a God given intervention, with gnarled hands waiting to connect with the customer service extension.
Are we all so obsessed with consuming the world, that we've forgot what it's like
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Categories:
deep fried, abuse, people,
Form: Couplet
Deep-Fried Barracuda
I'm feelin' real goodah in my bermuda
munching on crisp, deep-fried barracuda.
It amuses me to think that on my plate
pieces of a ferocious predator wait
to be poked and stabbed by my silvery fork.
It could've been me in the jaws of this dork.
Is this the terrible terror of the sea?
Why, in bite-sizes it indeed is tasty,
dipped in
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Categories:
deep fried, funnyme,
Form: Tail-rhyme
Deep Fried Chicken Biscuits
There is a place in Texas
Just a shack, a place to dine
They serve a strange creation
But a pleasure you will find
Deep fried chicken biscuits
With mashed potatoes and apple pie
Will leave your stomach full and glad
Just like a vintage wine
This creation sounds quite odd
But a simple receipt
Chicken breast and biscuit dough
Deep fried
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Categories:
deep fried, food
Form: I do not know?