Long Jam Poems
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Ah, at a magnificent place 'twas
this ball held!
With gorgeous jam debutantes,
arriving one by one.
Sorry you were not there!
To behold the debutantes and
their escorts gliding down the
winding stairs
Such beautiful faces,and all
superbly trained in fine cotillion
graces.
First came Rose Petal and Seville
Orange, a stunning pair!
Then Honeysuckle and Sir Hawthorne,
so stunning they drove the crowd wild.
Next, the gorgeous Pearadise
and Sir Quince, so gorgeous we
all did wince!
Cherry and the famed Knight
Elderberry made all heads turn.
Sparkling Dandelion and Prince
Habanero, so lovely, struck our
hearts like arrows.
The Viennese Waltzes began,
a night so memorable.
We all applauded such gorgeous
couples.
Mesmerized by such grace beyond
finite.
Each couple,bowed and left us "
eventually.
With dreams of next years cotillion,
We all pledged to be!
September 12, 2019
*These are names of actual names
of homemade jams and jellies.
Trapped in the middle of a weary night
A heavy rain ceaselessly pouring down
With a throbbing headache, feeling uptight
Stuck inside my car on the way to town
A sea of idling cars is all there is
Tail lights blinking and honking all around
Not in this trodden space I’ll find some peace
Nothing else to do but heave a sigh sound
Stuck in traffic jam, patience hardly find
Clock hands turn snail-paced as car lights beguile
Flashes of thoughts run through my anxious mind
As I sit ill at ease for a long while
Traffic eases up, cars moving at last
Almost done with this poem while time passed
13 September 2017
Quote used "I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.”
Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham
My mum says I’ve got to eat all my greens
They’ll help me grow strong, guess l know what she means
But why green eggs and ham, I just want to eat jam
For I like to eat jam whenever I can
Jam on potatoes, oh that’s simply delish
I spoon it on carrots and it covers my fish
I eat jam for breakfast and always on dinner
Mum says I’ll get fat and I need to be thinner
Why does mum always think that she’s right
I need to eat jam morning, noon and night!
Every night time I kneel by my bed and pray
I thank God for letting me eat jam every day
But why won’t he listen for he knows I don’t like greens
I’d put them in firework and blow them to smithereens
Sadly mum disagrees and still gives me green food
It makes me all grumpy and puts me in a mood
But I eat them all up as I don’t want to fight
I still tell mum I love her every single night
Jan Allison
7th August 2015
Contest – Dr Seuss Quote Prompt
Sponsor Casarah Nance
Traffic lights flash, but we're far from light
Heavy flow on streets, emotions flow tight
Horns blare a symphony, tempers blare too
We're all packed in, feeling blue
Drive me crazy, this gridlock scene
Drive a hard bargain, just to stay clean
Cars run smooth, but patience runs thin
Time runs out as we're running in
Stress mounts up like cars on a hill
Road rage boils, but we can't spill
Bottleneck here, choked up there
Exhausted drivers, exhaust in the air
Signal your turn, but who'll signal care?
Rush hour's rush leaves us worse for wear
Brake for others, don't break the rules
Brake pads wearing, wearing us like fools
Merge with traffic, ideas merge too
How to fix this? Clues are few
Pass the time, but can't pass through
Pass judgment on those passing you
Cruise control? Ha! We're not in control
Take the wheel, take a toll on the soul
Steer clear of trouble, clear as mud
This jam's preserving nothing good
Lane discipline? That's a dead end
Right of way? Rights soon bend
Left turn ahead, nothing's right
High beams blind us to any light
Speed up, slow down, it's all the same
In this stop-and-go losing game
Rear-ended thoughts, front-end collisions
Road to nowhere, faulty decisions
So we inch along this concrete stream
Progress crawls, crawls our dream
Of free-flowing days, of open roads
Where "traffic" means more than heavy loads
But for now, we're stuck in this jam
Vehicles, ideas, all in a cram
The traffic of thoughts, the traffic of cars
Moving nowhere, under traffic stars
Apricot Trees
David J Walker
My mother randomly spoke of the beauty
She saw in trees that lined
The streets in town
The boughs and branches placed
in parks and esplanades on Arbor days in the
all but forgotten past now hidden in the ether
Of dementia that was literally riddling her mind
But If I listened carefully
There was a story connected in
Every 3rd or 4th word about her
Childhood on a prairie farm
with a large garden and
Fowl of every kind
Where her mother
Planted apricot trees in line
by the dirt road leading to their
Front door
and plans to make jam
that fall
I stood by the bed as
mother lay dying
Reaching with her right hand
I imagined her as a
Young girl picking apricots
Near the farmhouse
Taking her time
Going down the line
tree to tree
Carefully placing the ripened fruit
in her apron pockets
I imagined her smiling again
in a youthful glow
That I had never seen before
The day she had to go and
Help make jam
sing mi because you love mi
sing mi o'er and o'er again
make mi feel wanted
sing mi wiff yo friends
take your time throught the
verses, stanzas, and the chorus too.
sing mi over and over
like real lovers do!
Express yo happiness e'er time we meet.
love is the expression, this song wants to bring.
stand and speak mi clearly, from verse to verse:
start with I love you,
even though I loved you first.
cause I love you
I let yo reherst me from time to time.
Music that's ballady and groovey at the same time,
sumthang that yo, and yo, lover
can sing and find,
time to spend together the melodies just fine.
tell mi I love you, cause I'm yo song.
Sing mi when you happy, and when things are going wrong.
Artistic expressions rangey and smooth.
groove to the bass line, thru all the treble yo going thru.
love, love, love mi.
that's what I want you to do, love mi,
jess love mi!
Disclaimer, sumtymes you gon feel like cussing mi up one side and down the other, we been fussing, hey but I'm yo lover, sing mi straight and sing mi right. Groove to the bass and the trebles will be alright!
Ol' Jimmy Jam Jones
he's got noodles for bones
it don't bother him none
he just hums to the strum
of a tune, just for fun
that plays quite loudly
in his old ear drum.
Yep, he's got poor jelly legs
they whip and wobble all day
but Jimmy Jam, he don't quiver
or cry or get bitter
'cuz he knows that he's got
a mighty long liver!
Jimmy Jam's got long toenails, too
so his feet stick like glue
though at times he gets stuck
sure as heck gets in a rut
and his tongue starts to cluck.
When he straightens his back
Jimmy Jam's dentures clack
'cuz his spine is in pain
but he don't ever complain
like some folks may claim.
Yes, sir, Jimmy Jam, he's right sweet
greets ever' one that he meets
as he wobbles down the street
and smiles, at times with no teeth.
That's ol' Jimmy Jam Jones
who's got noodles for bones.
Beakons of Hope
Free my will finally at last
Reasons unknown
God keep me from being destructive to myself
Highly sought is your Favor, to keep me from despairing in my lonely thoughts
I have at night
The Devil doesn't know it, it's his own foot that is caught in the snare
As I seek your guidance and look to the stars to find my path
What is known, it all depends on You
It's all in Your hands
What the Future brings, Oh! my God I hope to see you there
In Heaven where I store my treasure
I only hope to see your face
That I smile and put away this put away this gloomy feeling that I have
As a lamp your word lights my path
As I observe your Holiness
It's the example to my eyes
Help me to realize what to do at the moment I cry for help
Let it be as a reminder to all those who have been in a jam
Every morning, I work from home
I turn on the radio, if I'm unhappy and alone
You hear so much misery when the car jams are told
Make you feel happier, if you're mean and cold
The outbound George has a disabled tractor trailer
Some drivers now are cursing like a sailor.
On the inbound Holland there is police activity
Imagine all those slowed drivers, it's like captivity.
(chorus)
There are people who like pulling tails of cats
Others freakout Grandma by attaching bells to bats
But me, I enjoy the misfortune of those who drive
Comparing our fates makes me feel more alive.
On the Pulaski skyway it's a waiting game
I bet Mr. Pulaski would have not delegated his name.
Its bumper to bumper after Passaic Avenue
I bet those drivers are steaming too.
At the exit ramp an accident partly blocks
That teen driver just learned life has hard knocks.
Heavy delays, so many drivers annoyed
But the traffic jams give me Schadenfreude.
The Lincoln backs into Weehawken tight,
They’ve been stuck in that tunnel since about midnight
Makes you wonder, and contemplate
Or if you're like me, you feel really great.
Add up all the lost hours of lives
No need for bombs, no need for knives
Time that could have been used for better things
All the waste, we should have wings.
1/4 C OF BRONW SUGAR
1/4 C HONEY
1/4 C SWEET CHILI PASTE
1/4 C CHOPPED CANDIED GINGER
3 TABLESPOONS OF SWEET WINE
1 TABLESPOON OF ONION POWDER
1 TABLESPOON GARLIC POWDER
2 TABLESPOONS OF LEMON JUICE
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1 TO 2 POUNDS OF COUNTRY HAM
2 C BUTTERMILK
SOAK HAM IN BUTTERMILK, OVERNGHT OR FOR 2-3 HOURS, TOWEL DRY AND BAKE FOR 30--45 MINUTES.
WHILE HAM BAKES, MIX BROWN SUGAR, HONEY ,CHILI,GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, LEMON JUICE, AND GINGER BRING TO A SIMMERING BOIL,
AND COVER HAM, AND SEPERATE ON A COOKIE SHEET. ALLOW TO DRY.
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6 RUSSET POTATOES
USING THE BUTTERMILK,
SOAK POTATOES, CUT INTO ONE INCH FRENCHFRIES
FOR ABOUT AN HOUR
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1 CUP OF FLOUR
2 TABLESPOONS OF CAYEENE PEPPER
2 TABLESPOONS OF CELERY SALT
2 TEASPOONS OF PAPRIKA
2 TABLESPOONS OF GARLIC POWDER
2 TABLESPOONS OF ONION POWDER
1 TABLESPOON OF OLDBAY SEASONING
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DREDGE POTAOES IN FLOUR, AND FRY IN OIL
REMOVE WHEN DONE------
SERVE WITH ABOUT ONE CUP OF SAUTEED ONIONS AND THE HAM
GREAT WITH SCRAMBLED EGGS AND TOAST !