Food Free Verse Poems

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I see the sunrise and it is delicious,
an early morning delicacy served
at the horizons edge

tempting to my palate, 
comfort food
in citrus colors

Cereal is merely sugar
and...

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Entwining ropes,
parchments unfurled
upon fertile ground;
opaque pendants
caress the vine;
a burden
earned in the
effulgent sun rays.
semi-precious 
and bejeweled fields,
of concord
ecstasy;
Mother Nature’s 
offspring.

...

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     Poet feeds
     of illusions
     that's why he is always
   ...

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there was a lass named libby
who was from bonnie ayr
she walked a thousand miles
with her flag in the air

marching the streets of glasgow
with thousands men...

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The Southern Cross has
exorcised all princely
sanitised shrines to mass
consumption oblivion
Americanness
has crawled back
into the Atlantic
English bakeries are spinning
and weaving the heart
of the hearth so tirelessly
The joyous...

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The Drop

I put tissue in my purse.
Lens cleaners for glasses,
a half handful of suckers.
a kid’s book, colors and even…
a doll,  and small train set.

I...

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The freedom bell rang but the bullets still flew

I remember when death was all around, I remember the dark rain in the air as my...

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In Poetry I Find Salvation
It has saved me
from the
depths of despair
that emanate
from living
in this world

It has taken me
to a higher level
where I live
in freedom, happiness
enjoying...

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he stood there beyond the counter
mixing ketchup with water
as i stood in line for food
his downcast eyes avoiding stares
as the manager told him he needed...

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Sandwiches don’t have fingers but
A finger sandwich has many those you eat
Try and finger that one out
A Giraffe is tall and can see over a...

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The owl’s wings are silent
The cat has no wings
The owl knows everything
But the cat has a tail and a tale to tell

The owl can turn...

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Perhaps the greatest failure of all time
occurred in the last 100 years,
with no fanfare or remorse
and little discussion in high places.

The possibility for the human...

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Don’t ask me why my head needs your headrest?
A women’s breast are so comforting and amazing
Food maybe for a baby
Because men don’t have them

Because we...

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The Sun takes away the Stars
The moon gives the Stars back to us
The Sun gives us heat
The Moon gives us chills

The Earth watches the Sun...

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If I earn two paisa
I'll buy bread with a single paisa
and by the other, I'll buy poems

because in my life
the poem is the best flower
the...

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I see you.

You’re in the cup holder of a truck 
driving down a busy highway.
You’re in a thermos that should 
be full of coffee.

You think...

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Courtesy viz (g)natty Thrip Pest...

This client (Matthew Scott)
availed himself at behest
of following counselor
who bares his chest
to Stephanie Dodds
(maid 'n USA name)

taught technique to minimize
ruffling feathers...

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I’m on my way into the grocery store
when I see him huddled near the shop doorway
In his outstretched hand
an empty coffee cup
I throw in a...

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This year I planted organic Serrano Peppers
Great red darlings perfect for heat-seeking foods
Looked long and hard for the best seed seller
And lovingly coaxed them into...

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I didn't have a home
But His care was the roof above my head
I didn't have food to eat
But His promise kept me full
I didn't see...

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