Leeks Poems

Priority Prime

...Priority, thy possession?
Primer, coat the prize?
Plight, blight, bane, ban, thy passion!
Pine trees? Fine eyries...

Ghoul in ancient armies?
He surely battle seeks?
Dole and duress, pass en ...
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Categories: leeks, body,
Form: Rhyme

serenity

...Serenity

At the corner shop
They have sold out happiness 
On sticks 
They sell fresh bread
Also, plastic toys 
The greengrocer next door
Sell carrots, cabbage, and leeks 
But no heart-shape...
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Categories: leeks, absence, age, art, assonance,
Form: ABC


Cue Sheets

...Le Nouveau Monde,Le bistrot du Lounge
the foods here caused a conversation
One that had several people to find
 facts that made them wonder.
In film research, exploratory research
 is often refe...
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Categories: leeks, adventure, business, character, community,
Form: Ballad

Sonnet for St David

...The leek will sit with pride upon that hat;
and, yes, a daffodil’s another plant.
The two are often worn, so let us chat
about St David’s Day – or Dewi Sant.

This prelate was a Christian and we...
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Categories: leeks, christian, daffodils, places,
Form: Sonnet

Bassoon the goon and the Rit'uss wonez

...Freid Manoes and Oysters
with waffles and fried leeks
with bacon and maple gravy.
That Ole Gal tried
to stuff us up like hogs.
Man the boudin was meaty,
 the burgers beefy
sipping wine
feelin...
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Categories: leeks, dance, food, music, romantic
Form: Bio


Potage Passion

...Just a bit of black pepper
As your breath brushes against my neck,
Dangerously close.
Don’t forget the heavy cream
You whisper gently in my ear.

My knees slightly shaking as I stir 
You passi...
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Categories: leeks, food, growth, happiness, innocence,
Form: Free verse

Ballet and Beef

...Frustrating being a poet.
If I am to write for you
I do have to read your mind.
So what are the words that arouse your passion?

And why do you love
that stew pot while you possess
ballet that...
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Categories: leeks, dance, food,
Form: Free verse

pOSHIER pOSHIER

...roll your puff pastry into a large disc.
make sure it cover to bottom of a
spring form pan. use extra to cover 
all sides.
layer slices of boiled potatoes around interior
of the pastry dough
us...
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Categories: leeks, business, creation, devotion, food,
Form: Ballade

Snafu Roux Coo

...They bought a property that was located on a seafront.
It was a beautiful creek that needed a long driveway to gain access to the place where they were going to build.Dong Tao Pollo. the guy siad sp...
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Categories: leeks, business, character, culture, fashion,
Form: Ballad

Table Number Four

...Tonight's our night
We've been waiting weeks
Our favourite Bistro
For Potato soup with leeks

They gave us 'our' table
The one by the door
Where we first sat
Table number 4

I remember what...
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Categories: leeks, dance, first love, food,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberGod's Love

...I pray and beg of thee;
Commit me to your memory. *

Place me among your 'Forget me nots'.
In many ways my friend,

I am a lot like you.
In a food crisis, my best memory speaks,

not of just...
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Categories: leeks, christian, faith, god,
Form: Personification

Premium MemberA Corgi In Kalamazoo

...A Welsh corgi in Kalamazoo
has a whole lot of explaining to do
With no beef or potatoes
or leeks or tomatoes
there’s nothing much left in the stew!...
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Categories: leeks, humor,
Form: Limerick

Premium MemberHonored Vegetarian

...There was a beef lover under duress
for mocking leeks and watercress
But meat he’s rejected
so he’s now been elected
to give the State Of The Onion Address

Written 3/19/22...
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Categories: leeks, humor,
Form: Limerick

Mother Is a House

...Father is a stump grinder,?
a heavy planter. Shovel fingers?
bulling through onions and leeks.?
Truck-hands lashed to maroon suspenders.?
Head in the dirt, a blue exhaust?
trailing from grub-wor...
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Categories: leeks, poetry,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberUnwashed

...Young Hattie Hope does not like soap
She’s not too keen on water
Her dad’s even given some soap on a rope
To his favourite, grimy daughter

The greengrocer gave her a cheque
For the sprouts gro...
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Categories: leeks, nonsense, nursery rhyme,
Form: Rhyme

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