Long Matzo Poems

Yours truly would never be confused for a gourmand, nevertheless I could enjoy experiencing taste testing select food samples if offered an opportunity of attending a fancy feast viz smörgåsbord, whereby oral indulgence would arouse,...

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Food glorious food

Asia generic guy gastronomy (and how gourmet foods eat destructively clearly beyond any) excess enthusiasm, the necessity to feed and clothe this lean mean exercising machine gunning corporeal essence christened Matthew Scott Harris...

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Thus upon a strategic seat we hoped for,
or politely sought from manager of the house
ah, our luck to be situated in close proximity,
where impossibility to stave gaming hunger,
though neither myself nor honorable guest grouse.

Now decision...

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I am a foodie, I must confess, I swim a few laps for exercise
Along come the Mollusk, and to my pleasant surprise
I have no restraint and they look so yummy
I just open my jaws wide,...

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A former slender man (lapsed Unitarian anorexic)...
deplores adipose tissue gain

No Holiday music can soothe savage beast
washboard abdomen weight watcher's dream fleeced
skinny bag of lovely bones permanently leased
body snatcher somewhere amidst policed

madding crowd of carolers singing,
where...

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Friday the thirteenth, (September
tooth house hind nineteen)
dark shadows winessed scads of bats
(base sic cully lobbing soupy Matzo balls)

eyeing yours truly as seldom seen
human sacrificial cuisine,
which dime a dozen story true story
red within tabloid National Enquirer...

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As Passover neared, in the camp* grew a fear           *Nazi WW2 death camp
  that this might be the very first year
for Jews of every...

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   ~ Rapid Rap-style Chant ~  

  Pass over, Pass over, pass out
  Pass over, Pass over, pass out
    Drink the four cups of wine
  ...

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Recently, the weather turned chilly and rainy creating a desire for cornbread and homemade soup.  Thinking of re-creating my mother’s traditional autumn soup brought to mind the story of “Stone Soup” and inspired me...

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Who are we but our practices,
Our ancient food and songs,
Who are the chosen few that we meet in the beyond?

Where are the lines beneath,
From order to chaotic press,
Defined by time and creed it seems devoid...

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  ~ Sabbath in the Olden Times ~
    (Shabbos in der Alter Tzeiten)                  ...

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Matzo pasta does not have noodles
  Kosher for Passover has rules by the oodles 
Even your collie or poodle has to abide by these rudles
  And eat leaven-free treats --- not exactly apple...

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I am from

I am from my mom’s jean jacket with leather lining, from levi’s and converse. 
I am from the cracked blue painted walls and worn down white windows.
I am from the white calla lilies,...

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Passover’s coming so soon, so soon
  In two more orbits of the moon, the moon
Please take a matzo or a macaroon, macaroon
  And sing us a festival tune, tune... 

At least matzo ball...

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~ 'Pesach' is Hebrew for Passover ~

     ‘Twas the night before Pesach
        up and down the street
     Not a speck...

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Curried chicken sauce on the stove.
Have to pick the fowl from bones.

Matzo noodle soup; carrots, onions,
Celery and spice. Something nice
With corn and toast. Fried ocra on
The side, iced tea and Coke. Yum!

After the feast, smoke...

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Some say it tastes like cardboard
While others think it’s great.
The way you feel about it
Isn’t worth a big debate.

For if your background’s Jewish
You’ll consume it for a week,
In honor of tradition
Or acknowledgement you seek.

I like...

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I learned english reading
and so awed I say ah oui
as no one told me the used of such

don't get me wrong I speak perfect
the three words of I me and who are you
must share the...

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