Long Hummus Poems

There is one lass, and one alone, compels the sun - no other,
          And as it just so happens, that bonny maid's my mother!

Now, don't you...

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Not much to do today
caught up on some 
deferred reading
went to the store to pick up
 a few things
took a walk down 3rd Ave
 	to get some sun

Basima and Azhar 
play in the okra field
chasing...

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It starts with just one,
Just a small one,
A delicate pinkish shooting star
Chosen painstakingly from the flash on the wall
While a girl with blue hair and a nose ring
Watches disdainfully from behind the counter.

It takes more...

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Days grow shorter, and the air turns crisper. It’s sweater weather again, and pumpkin spice season has finally here! Hooray!

Pumpkin spice, a seasonal delight, is obsessed by many.
Pumpkin spice Oreos? I’ll buy a few bags.
Pumpkin...

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A little forthright butternut fruit cake was sat on embroidered picnic rug. Basking in the sun whilst chatting to a jam pot. Beyond the knitted trees of custard lays the artichoke of buttered llamas. To...

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Eating vegetarian is easy, delicious and tasty,
     it is not weird, mushy, or bland or flavorless;
imaginative combinations of recipes can be created,
         ...

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The Man who hates Israel 

Today we had lunch at a restaurant called Israel and,
 yes it was Jewish but I didn’t see an Islamist bomber
ready to blow himself and us up to King David...

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Crudités, fresh, piled high and swaggering
From the market, bought this evening.
Thrusting carrots, earth still clinging,
Crisp cos, perky peppers, piquant roquette,
Rude red radishes, cucumber firm,
All in cool clear water washed,
Droplets sparkling on their surface.
Want to dip...

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The Man who hates Israel 

Today we had lunch at a restaurant called Israel and,
 yes it was Jewish but I didn’t see an Islamist bomber
ready to blow himself and us up to King David...

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If you are going to attempt a waltz in a spotty teapot costume complete with a lid then do remember not to partake in tea drinking beforehand because the liquid might ruin the material and...

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Let's do this, cooking can be fun
If it's not too hard, you're the one
To win a heart (or two) with food
Admit: it will make you feel good

Take dried chickpeas, soak 'em well
One night is fine,...

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Brown black centipedes crawl from within the white washed walls  
Their shadows, creeping and quick, are cast througout the halls  
Echoing thoughts bring a crashing sound to my ears, clattering  
Music buried...

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Brown black centipedes crawl from within the white washed walls  
Their shadows, creeping and quick, are cast througout the halls  
Echoing thoughts bring a crashing sound to my ears, clattering  
Music buried...

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Is your go-to lunch roast beef sandwich?
Tomorrow you might want turkey instead
Here is why
In gen. red meat- such as roast beef

Not as healthy as other kinds of protein
Tends to have more cholesterol
Often has more saturated...

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If you’d compare my fridge and yours
You’d marvel at the food each stores
For everybody’s taste’s unique, 
So open up – let’s have a peek.

I’ve orange juice and lots of cheese
And coffee (Starbuck’s, if you please).
Butter,...

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1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds
4 cups of chicken thighs chopped
1/4 c green onions
1 cup of avocados
2 tablespoon of crushed garlic
3 tablespoons of crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup of lime juice
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 cup...

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Trees' jagged branches
catch the sun sinking a moist
hummus color spread

and coating the edges.
Pointed, thrust into seeping
ink of violet cotton,

is the mountain, chalk
colored. It is a beautiful ogre,
deceptively majestic.

It eyes a village
weaving native life.
Spines of which...

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She had so many chances
     Yet she kept muffin it up
Butter intentions were good
     Just not much coffee in her cup

Couldn’t make a good decision
  ...

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For Terry Flood,* since you insist,
Here, in rhyme’s my shopping list:

Orange juice and Starbuck’s (iced,
Even though it’s overpriced),

Bagels, Swiss and muenster cheese,
Whitefish salad, frozen peas,

Broccoli and salad greens,
Carrots, berries, nectarines,

Melons, muffins, chocolate treats,
Licorice or gummy...

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Confronted with a crunchy chip
I never can resist
A dive into a favorite dip,
So here’s a little list:

All types of hummus make the grade
And eggplant, mashed and chunky
Or salsa (not-too-spicy made)
Or cheese (not those too funky!).

An...

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