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Premium Member Restricting the Intake of Brussel Sprouts - You Cannot Be Serious

We should only eat six sprouts at Christmas
Deem the council who are in Leicestershire
Its no joke, it’s a serious message at Xmas
To reduce waste and not make it higher

We must cut back on crisp pigs in blankets
And should only have three stuffing balls
Also cut back on spuds and fluffy Yorkshire puds
Gee I’m going to be climbing the walls!

I love to eat sprouts at my Christmas dinner
There will be NO sprout restriction for me
I’m rebelling; you may call me a sinner
There'll be piles of sprouts when I eat tea

Yes I’m going to load up my plate 
Those officials can just go to hell
I’ll eat sprout after sprout after spout
And then let out a disgusting smell

The council’s intentions are honourable
Of that there are no doubts
But Leicester County Council
Keep your mitts off my Brussel sprouts!

12/21/17
Form: Rhyme


The Accumulator

Arsenal first Friday, always start well
New signings too, will give Leicester hell
Arsenal easy, next,

Liverpool in the early game, a win at a canter
Watford offer up more presents than Santa
Arsenal easy, Liverpool canter, next,

Chelsea at the Bridge a cert to crush Burnley
Untouchable last season, this is money for free
Arsenal easy, Liverpool canter, Chelsea a cert, next,

Man City away win, there’s simply no reason
Why Brighton won’t be relegation fodder this season
Arsenal easy, Liverpool canter, Chelsea a cert, Man City away, next,

Spurs to cane Newcastle, big gap in class
Don’t think the magpies are gonna last
Arsenal easy, Liverpool canter, Chelsea a cert, Man City away, Spurs pure class, last,

Man United on fire, all glitz and glamour
Scoring for fun, gonna stuff the hammers
Arsenal easy, Liverpool canter, Chelsea a cert, Man City away, Spurs pure class, United on fire,

Fifty quid on a six-fold, what could possibly go wrong
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Arsenal Nil Leicester 1
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Damn

Don'T Forget the Sausages

Pop down to the shops Son
I need some bits and bobs
Just a few potatoes
And a dozen crusty cobs
While you’re there, you might as well
Get carrots and some greens
Some frozen peas, some sugar
And a tin of Heinz baked beans
Some tea, I think we need some
Minced beef for shepherds pie
A pound of cheese, the Leicester
We’ll give that one a try
We haven’t any biscuits
You know the ones I like
Only get two packets, mind
Be careful on your bike
When you get back I’ll do some
Bread and dripping for your tea
A slice of bread and scrape for you
And sausages for me

© John W Fenn  03-07-2009
© John Fenn  Create an image from this poem.
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Blue Cheese

Blue Cheese

There is Cheshire, Red Leicester, Emmental and Brie,
Double Gloucester and Edam, a delight for all to see,
Stilton, Caerphilly, or Cheddar mature and mild,
Lots of subtle flavours to drive my taste bud’s wild.

There is Lancashire, Wensleydale or Derby to please,
So why, oh’ why, would you serve me Blue Cheese?
That smelly Blue cheese you know I cannot stand,
Give me Shropshire Mild, or something rather bland.

I don’t want that stinking dairy, in my salad box,
Opening the lid to an odour of sweaty socks.
So, hear my request I am begging of you please,
No more, no more, of that smelly blue cheese.
© Kevin Shaw  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Richard the Third and Shakespeare

 

"My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, 
And every tongue brings in a several tale, 
And every tale condemns me for a villain." 

      (Richard, Act 5 Scene 3)The Tragedy of Richard The Third, Shakespeare 

Richard the Third was an evil, tyrant, a murderer. Ugly and unloved, deformed and hateful.
Shakespeare wrote this grim play, long with words and lines, with meditations, and death, 
to infuse in us Richard the Third's villainous short rise to power . . . 

      Richard III, confesses to murdering King Henry the VI.  He ordered many others to be
murdered also or put  in the Tower of London, for extended stays ? 

      He presents himself as the true heir.  A gentle and kind man.  Pretending to be modest,
devout and humble. Anyone who protests is executed, brutally.

      He claims that two children the true heirs are illegitimate and orders that they be killed,
and so they are. With no one in his way, he claims the throne of England.

     But, his dreams are full of the ghosts of his victims. He wakes screaming to Jesus for help.
He is alone in his misery, making him even more miserable.

      He loses popularity as his ways become known.  His followers are stepping back. No longer
supporting him. It is a matter of time . . . 

      On a battle field, he is unhorsed.  Shakespeare pens his famous quote, "a horse, a horse,
my kingdom for a horse." He is killed on that battle field but by who ?  Many tales are told.

A bit of history. Richard the Third's remains were found and confirmed, in a former Greyfriars
Friary in Leicester, England in September 2012.  The bones did indicate a curve to the spine.  
Later, he was reburied with a grand funeral where anyone can visit now . . . But, did he deserve
a grand funeral ?


Homage to Fromage


Any foodie on the brink

Of getting moody thinks

Of the dear dairy panacea 

Culinary kinks

Cultural links

Gourmet high jinx


Where the nods & the winks

Go to the food of the Gods

The sexy minx that really stinks


A noble global endeavour

Palette caged by a rare

Cave aged Gruyere


Arty farty dolcelatte party

Comte & cheddar

Smutty nutty double header


Camembert flair

Prouder of Gouda

Stilton to share

Or louder Parmesan fan 

Even when it’s powder?


Aristocratic blue vein

More a Roquefort sort

Or St Augur holds court

Emphatic stench & stain


Tester of Red Leicester

What's better than Feta

Double Gloucester no imposter

Boursin or St Paulin on the roster


Snarl if there's no emmental

Pecorino the Ferrari Dino

Halloumi whispers consume me


New coup for Exmoor blue

Hail the tale of Wensleydale

Willy nilly grab a slab of Philly

Wealthier folks say Philadelphia 

On the grounds sounds healthier


Right now is Ricotta somehow hotter

Or creamy dreamy Burrata smarter

Kowtow to Yarg from Celtic Kernow

Homage to fromage global trotter


Whatever floats your boat

High roller Gorgonzola

Maybe Goat gets your vote 

Or those in the know

Gloat..chose sheep & Manchego


Young or well hung

Given time in the cellar

Yippee glee of smelly brie

But won’t sneer at Paneer

Mozzarella can be stellar


Even give a damn about Madame Edam

Stringy Raclette the best bet yet  

Or the goo of Fondue more you

Can't sledge a wedge of Old Amsterdam


Primula still familiar

Wary of the not rated

Scary squirting lube 

You squeeze with ease

Flirting fairy out of a tube

Ill fated.. hated pre grated 

Diced into a nice cube


Drastic or fantastic vices 

Chose those plastic elastic slices

Could plea for some Dairy Lea 

Fell under that Babybel spell

Or pray tell a stash of well maybe

Laughing cow oui Le Vache qui Rit
Form: Rhyme

A Valentine In London

My Valentine has a ticket to ride;
So London town beware!
New wings will carry her up north; 
A pass to Leicester Square.
Let Big Ben toll and chime aloud;
St James's Park prepare;
The hustle of the Covent calls;
For her to stop and glare.
Our Festival halls a singing show;
But not a stage needs she;
For Shakespeare wets her rosy lips;
Or a lovely cup of tea.
A winking Thames will guide her way,
Along a South Bank charming;
For knowing swans will nod and sway;
To see again their darling.
And she indeed is friend in kind;
To changing guards and steads;
A wine bar to intrigue her sense;  
But a wooden hut to feast!
She rides the tube - this surfing queen;
No palace holds her bound;
No chains to shackle regal wrists;
In no tower is she found.
Free as the wind, sweet honey bee;
She feeds my love in rations;
My desire for her will never fade;
But London is her passion!

Premium Member Mary's Farewell

In a short time, you will be my executioner.
Your actions shall be considered a favor.
You say to me “Lady, please forgive me”.
I, Mary Stuart, am grateful for your sympathy.
You are putting me out of my misery.

It was purely by providential chance,
that I should rule both Scotland and France.
My first bout with misfortune was the scene
where my French king husband Francois died at sixteen.
I would return to my native Scotland right away.
I faced subjection by my half-brother Earl of Moray.
James Stewart and John Knox scorned my presence.
Peace between Protestants and Catholics found no permanence.
With this problem, I became heavily involved.
During my reign, practically nothing could be solved.

My cousin Elizabeth has been a thorn in my side.
Her disdain and disfavor she chooses not to hide.
Elizabeth proposed with blatant effrontery,
that I marry the Earl of Leicester, Robert Dudley.
Such a marriage would bring an English-Scottish alliance.
I would have been a fool to submit to compliance.
My marriage to my cousin was out of defiance.

I thought I could love Henry, Lord Darnley.
However, Henry’s actions became a liability.
He helped kill one of the noblest men I would know.
Scottish Lords conspired to murder David Rizzio.

During my reign, troubles compounded all the while.
Soon I found myself a ruler without a nation.
Adversaries forced me to agree to abdication.
I would be placed into imprisonment during exile.

My involvement in the Babington Plot is the reason
why I am being executed for high treason.
Please let your blow be both swift and clean.
It shall release me from this ignominious scene.
I wanted England and Scotland to live in harmony.
May I be remembered this way throughout history.

Mary's son, James VI of Scotland eventually became King James I of a united England and Scotland.
Form: Rhyme

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