When In Rome
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No pease porridge for me if you please
neither hot nor cold
especially not if what's in the pot
is nine days old
for when in Parma Palermo or Pisa
(no pottage slop)
I'm predisposed an...
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Categories:
parma, drink, food, humorous, silly,
Form: Rhyme
KEROUAC THE WORD SPEAKS JAZZ Tony Adamo
...KEROUAC THE WORD SPEAKS JAZZ/Tony Adamo
Spoken Word All in Caps for Better Reading While in Recording Studio/10/14/23
THE JAZZ COOL AND BEBOP MUSICIANS MADE MUSIC THEIR OWN/
THE BEAT GENERATION...
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Categories:
parma, spoken word,
Form: Spoken Word
Life On a Spinning Ball
...Alarm clock screams, it's time to rise,
bye bye sleepy dreams, into the lows from last night's highs,
ready yourself for the line or the cubicle cage,
tell yourself you'll be fine, while you silen...
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Categories:
parma, character, culture, feelings, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Parma Violets
...What amazing sweets parma violets are
Superior to all other sweets by far
Even the name sounds rather grand
Try one my friend then you'll understand
Small in size but so very big on taste
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Categories:
parma, appreciation, candy,
Form: Rhyme
Trump Tales
...A Yogi was ranting in Parma
How Trump is interpreting Dharma
For goodness' sake
Give Trump a break
Nobody on earth wants Trump's karma!...
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Categories:
parma, political, religious,
Form: Limerick
Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff
...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uqZhnqHMAg
The orchestra strains to be symphonic --- a bee in a tin box.
Cigar smoke thunders, molecules of sound wilt
only to be dialed up through brass lungs...
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Categories:
parma, poetry,
Form: Blank verse
Goody Goody
...on
the menu
crabs
clam
alfalfa
salad
lasagna
pasta
salsa
with
tramasalata:
carp
sprats
&prawns
parma ham
jam
tarts
and
banana
flan...
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Categories:
parma, food,
Form: Verse
Haikus 1 By Rita Solis Radius
...let us take a breathe
the spring sky is blue
life is so beautiful
©Rita Solis Radius. March 30th 2015. Spring life is breathe
dear all kind people
receive my Easter blessings
from happy rabb...
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Categories:
parma, seasons,
Form: Haiku
The Hannans Way
...If you like to eat good food
Plus enjoy yourself as well
There is this little place I work
It's called the Hannans Hotel
T-bone or rump are our steaks
With salad, veg or chips
4 yummy gravie...
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Categories:
parma, family, food,
Form: Rhyme
Dinky Di
...he’ll go riding with the horses
and then cook up some snags
grab some beer for the cricket
wait, here it comes…
HOWZAT!!
loves the tennis and his footy
loves to surf the Byron waves
enjoys a...
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Categories:
parma, passion, patriotic, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Ole
...Fresh salmon in mojo sauce
Mountain parma ham
with roasted asparagus
Piquant paprika
Chorizo salad
Spanish style
red !...
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Categories:
parma, food, places
Form: Epulaeryu
Party Pieces
...Baby bakers with smoked trout
apple pig blankets
Parma ham goats cheese parcels
with falafel bites
Waldorf salad dip
And a Bucks
Fizz!...
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Categories:
parma, food
Form: Epulaeryu
Brunch
...Trim slices of parma ham
Dressed in olive oil
Lollo blanco salad
Ciabatta bread
And eggs benedict-
A light lunch
Ciao !...
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Categories:
parma, food,
Form: Epulaeryu