Long Seasonings Poems

Here rests the realm of the
thorn-tongued truth ~ 
a mortal mirage of doomed pentacles,
where forks and kettles speak
  the language of witchery,
  the dialects of the diabolical,
listening as feral desires fill
the aquatic hues...

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I wish i was a map, i could of told you where to go, how to move and where to stop

I wish i was a clock, i could of told you When to move ,when...

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Wagyner: the Greatest Bull of all time!
I herd him speak these words,
these clearest of defintions
this bull was meant to salvage
this Ranchers reputation
and to increase the valaue of his
production cycle."Broiler" for meat
 birds, "layer" for egg-laying...

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Mine dad in the 1940’s was an organ grinder huh!,  in the high seas in the Navy. In the 1940’s
 Lo, the clanging, bopping, banging of prepare containers foods. Large coppers pans and pots....

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Adjusting Appetizing Palates.
I have sampled the variety,
I am the one who has tasted life;
The one who has had a taste of life.
Rarely indulged in the main course-
Seldom a full meal-
I come hungry-
To leave satisfied...
I want...

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       You cannot tell someone how to be poetic.
One of the beauty's of God's creation is variety.

Everyone has a different way to view the world. So expression is personal...

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referred to as
a creation
where lovers
enjoy what they eat
something greater and grandeur
than something ordinary
................................................
6 pork chops
1 tablespoon of cumin
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
2 tablespoons of cayenne
1 tablespoon of onion powder
1 tablespoon of celery salt
4 tablespoons of...

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A Seasoning of Scent

Each season wears the scent of its own seasoning
A signature perfume – wafting spice that beckons 
Awakening 
When my memories come out of hiding shadows
For misty autumn Sunday mornings when a bouquet
Of...

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Mornings, light and smiling
Coffee brewing, black
Meat frying in a cast iron skillet
Grease, flour and milk, stirred together
Gravy poured over steaming biscuits
Granny’s breakfast – typically
Grown to life from a wood cookstove

Noon, gentle sunshine
Picking cornfield beans, breaking
The...

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of love
for all that
matters
an unbinding hope
that nausauers
can't shatter
ah combination
of two people
together
don't say I'm
clever
don't say I'm
clever

raise my glass
to toast you and I
better and better
as time goes by
right and real
left that doubtful
playing
craving you
guess you figured
out
what I was...

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A Night to Remember
     By Dane Smith-Johnsen

The whirring sound was loud, very loud.
There we were tent pitched in the forest.
He was only eleven and I,
Well, I had entered the downhill side.

We...

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 Expression Poetry Contest
Sponsor-Silent One
Written 4/15/24



A Time To Reflect

As my last sunset nears

I look back at the sunrise

And dwell on the past

I order another beer

And stare at the nostalgia 

The faded painting on the wall

That's...

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*Image of Twilight New Moon by Novocom.
AUDIO: Soundtrack from the film, 'The Evening Star' with Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson


Seasonings

               ...

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The noise broils over in the heat
And spread out like wares along the street
The haze of crowd, the jungled feet
Fresh scent of soil and the aroma sweet
I see the bright cloths, and the fashion shows
The...

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We were from all directions, most had brought a mother
Tribes of all colors, our languages were odd to each other
By motioning to a giant pot, we figured out what to do.
We each dumped our offering...

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   Dulcimer dewdrops
 paint the leafy canvas,
hungry mouthlings bobbing 
   a rambunctious sway 
   from
clear pleasure of impact to receive 
       blessings of...

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Momentary lapse of reasoning
behind exemplary seasonings 
give way to life's spicy habanero 
awesomesauce.
Life's seasoning of sweet-&-sour puckers
Sweet puckering of every souring breath.

Life's wicked stammer nailing it 
like a swift hammering blow 
squashing pinpoint accuracy.

Strawberry daiquiris...

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3 cups of pureed shrimp
3 cups of grounded white fish
1/2 cup of lemon juice
3 cups of bread crumbs
1 tablespoon of mace
3 tablespoons of cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons of garlic powder
1/2 cup of parmesan cheese (dried grated)
2...

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Michael, the archangel,
was found dead on my lawn this morning -
stuffed inside a Gestapo boot. 
Crisp, black leather 
containing the remnants 
of abandoned halos and wasted youth,
boiled in a caldron of political mire.

A hierarchy of...

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The soup boils and spits out at me
Reminding me of the past.
Steam builds as it circulates around the fans
Lurching forward, with a spoon,
I taste a small droplet of the sizzling delight
Only to find myself reminded...

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I have been gone for a while
needed time to regroup
this delectable mixture
this poetry soup

When I am not here
I wonder with query
uplifting comments of Karen Leary

Kristin Reynolds my friend
this is not a wrap
as she weaves you...

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I hate that I miss you,
Letting you go is not easy,
Even though you're nowhere around,
Makes me miss you more deeply.
I tried my hardest to make you happy,
But you still got up to leave me,
I guess...

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There's something going on around here, something special. 
Something's being tossed in the bowl- (sort of speak). Something that to my likes, tastes and smells as good as any cheery pie, apple strudel, or creme...

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Listen to the beautiful
Lingering in the tender voices
Mingling with soup, potatoes, chunks
Light joy, garlicky seasonings
Inspiration falling, blending voices
Temptations burning
Away the darkness, the black yearnings

Remember the shadows
Blazing with hues of promises
Erasing the melancholy,
Voices alive with laughter
Smiles...

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Once two of my least favorite veggies in the world,
I realized just how quickly life can change on you
Through the course of time
How sudden the impact it can have as you grow.
I hated Zucchini; I...

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