Long Praline Poems

Fragrance of Life  ©

Cool rain drums on blistering 
asphalt, the scent streams into 
the nostrils--hot, grassy smell of 
summer, freshly cut-smoky 
cedar lingers on the air 

Fresh popcorn drenched in 
butter, I sit in...

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had a hankering for praline pecans &
so, as one with a hankering for praline
pecans will do, when the appropriate
funds are available & one has the time
to go praline pecan search, 
off to the grocery he...

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(27/02/2012)

Do you know how to make wrong things right?
Just sprinkle a bit of propaganda on it
And let’s wait for it to be absorbed
The taste will affect how you burp

Propaganda can drag you to your zero
And...

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All French cakes are delicious, better
The “ Amandier” and its subtle nuts taste in the mouth,
The “Paris-Brest”, with its sweet praline cream,
Rum Baba, with its sweet taste of liqueur,

The “tarte aux fraises” and its sweet...

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My daughter's getting married
To a super guy called Tom,
It's really fast approaching,
It won't be very long.

The wedding dress is sorted,
The venue and the flowers,
The music and the fireworks,
But the cake, it took us hours.

We went...

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watching her play guitar
listening to her sing
first, urge for going
next, river
i smile, knowing that these may be her last

holding her and warming her
listening to julian lennon's valotte
recognizing the pattern and the theme of rivers,
we decide...

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Ernestine and her friends sweet sixteen
Jean   Irene   Josephine   and Pauline

Dolled up in glamorous aubergine velveteen
Dreamt of being harvest queens on Halloween

Living it up Eugene drove their limousine 
Directly to...

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beef ribs, baked beans, and baby croissants drenched in butter
skewered shrimp, corn on the cob, and a loaded baked potato drenched in butter
baked chicken, bacon shells and cheese, and a taco salad with a dollop...

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Children at the ice cream store, are staking claims with hungry eyes
But all those choices, ....how to pick, while clutching dollars for their prize?
On their tip-toes,...peeking in, frost on noses like cherry  roses!

Standing there...

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Chocolate Indulgences  (20150129)

If I really had no choice but to divulge,
In mountains of chocolate I would indulge.
I'm not just taking about Snickers,
Reese's peanut butter cups, Butterfingers,
Or other grocery store sweeties.
I'm talking about the expensive...

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A unique bar with chicory coffee 
side by side our famous praline whiskey;
The ‘Black Heart Masquerade’ reinvention   
we have completed all the construction; 

Fangs out to raise the vibe we are after 
with...

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Love is known as the best medicine, after all,
But chocolate is an excellent medicine,
Citronette is an excellent medicine too,
Praline is a medicine that can be enjoyed,   

Leave loves in their pink cardboard box,
Unpack...

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