Long Mealtime Poems

Wounded Sacred Dementia: Part Two

Dementia's derelict WinLose SocialWorker
suboptimizingly hesitates
when I tell her
I have not changed my mind
about not adopting Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
into my vulnerable home
with a seven-year-old AfricanAmerican boy
blind
and unable to defend himself,
or even run...

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The tears well up, and scarce could she not moan
When father, brother, husband, all have died.
She now has no possessions, neither home,
But travels to a distant, unknown land:
Once so secure, yet now compelled to roam;
Once...

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They had kept me imprisoned there for three full days,
In that sparse, solitary room, of scarce sunshine rays.

Having good food to eat, had never been a problem; 
They brought hot meals, but the problem was...

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I am pressing for time to conquer what is mine. I am pressing for time to meet with the divine. I can only be in one place at a time, and I am going to...

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Reeds and dry mud walls,
Into whose crevices, weaving needles and knives are fixed.
Iron sheets of rust on top,
(The only modern feature!)
With leakages through which we can even visualize the sun,
Through which rain water and even...

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Inside The Mysterious Enigmatic Fragmentary...
Mortal Mind Of Matthew Scott Harris
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Seedy gobbledygook ergot
visibly argot bubbled, burbled, bustled...forth 
yea...give garbled, jangled, warbled shoutout
if ye doth render
mug gadabout totally confounding,

this unfettered voluminous confection
ruff lee...

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I sit here 
In a place where I have no fear 
Will there be another score? 
Does the crowd want more? 
Chelsea is on top 
While Arsenal should not want to stop 
The cheery contingent...

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Hi dear friends, I’m back after a bad shingles attack and straight after that bronchitis verging on pneumonia.

Little Robin red breast bobbing up and down,
Would take away with glee, anybody’s frown
And friendly buzzing Mr Bumble...

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Though discriminatory asper discerning
legitimate information TIME
Magazine considered
a reliable trustworthy,
and valuable source to this rhyme
stir, who perused cover story, sans

January 28th, 2019 issue as prime
material to concoct
more serious than amusing
poem mindful not to spoil mealtime
sharing insightful...

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I have many qualities and talents 
that make me popular and likeable for my kindness,
and unpretentious gallantry;
ask me if I'm blue-blooded like the gentry!


I exist for a purpose and I intend reveal my cause;
honesty and...

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The world has taken on a new dimension
No longer are you in charge of your ideals
If you look on line for advice on a subject
You are bombarded by companies offering advice
You had left a digital...

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I can only be sad when you are not,
I can only miss you when you are not,
My heart can simply grunt in long deep sighs --
When you are not here. 

In those university days when...

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(for Michael Jackson and Karen Carpenter)

Dear my other one by the Gemini,

Shadows are a planet.
	We live as shadows.
Therefore, we’re a planet. Love,
when striving for stars, it’s what we chose.
Winter charities and harsh summers solve

its problems...

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A crash of thunder wakened me
as I slept cradled in a tree.
There was fierce growling on the ground.
Something wicked circled around.
I saw the eyes of a beastie.

Its howling was a gruesome sound
Had a dog escaped...

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God’s greatest work of art isn’t mankind
It isn’t the food we eat at mealtime.

It isn’t the leaves that fall from the tree,
It isn’t the honey we get from a bee.

It isn’t the stranger who became...

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To the ancient Norse he was Kraken
With a mean inclination,
And the Greeks called him Gorgon
With the same reputation.
But as monster of myths
He's been wrongly miscast,
So I'm here to shed new light
On this poor creature, at...

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or

Happy Mealtime

"From time to time, children mature into liars and cheats --
or even parents."
-- a poet-philosopher
childless,
as well as diaper free

*   *   *

A lyric sweet is every tiny tyke,
whose parents' -- "Hey!...

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A satire by Elton Camp

“To find what type of job you are best fitted to and then to secure an opportunity to pursue it, is the key to happiness.”  -- John Dewey

For me, it’s...

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Peppa pig says it is ok,
To jump in muddy puddles.

Peppa pig says it is ok,
To go outside when it rains.

Peppa pig says it is ok,
To have dirty hands and feet to wash.

Peppa pig says it...

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I
No, my dearies, beautiful Grace did not weep that day
It is a matter of weeping over grace at mealtime
Not to make a federal case out of it, but one day
Alone, did say grace, knew my...

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An Ideal Job Is Easily Found

By Elton Camp

“To find what type of job you are best fitted to and then to secure an opportunity to pursue it, is the key to happiness.”  -- John...

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Late repast
Mealtime message;
Food invigorates

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Joy spreads
Peanut butter bread;
Poignant taste

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Fish head curry
White rice paradise;
Earthly ambrosia

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Family meal
Celebratory moods;
Evening delights

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Premium durian feast
Pleasure primes palates;
Mangosteen topping

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Tuesday month-end
June succumbs;
July takeover

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By and by
Here and there;
Anxious punctuation

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Mystic mathematics
One upon zero;
Infinity presides

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Pineapple slices
Everyday desserts;
Meal...

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Autumn moon
Luna aura bright;
Wind-blown whispers

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Dinner roundtable 
Mealtime conversations;
Family takeaway

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Drizzle rain dance
Windy wetness spreads;
Pitch-black frozen touch

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Chinese tea brew
Hot infusion warms;
Heart feels vigour spread

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Movie treat
Blockbuster hit;
Marvel at Marvel

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On track here
Road trip to wherever;
Apple orchards call

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Flea market fringe
Rows...

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When Old Mother Hubbard
Examined her cupboard
And found not a scrap there to munch on,
Not one morsel that clung
To an ort or a crumb,
She felt foolish and dumb
And stood sucking her thumb
While her dog, Butch, got...

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I rose in the dawn of a day that was calling
With mother and father, sister and Van
The kitchen was cozy with mom and her cooking
And I was a cog in her mealtime plan

The bacon was...

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