Roasting Poems - Poems about Roasting

My cousin Finn was raving about the new dish at Claude’s Diner. There is no appetizer better, truly nothing finer. They call it Chestnuts roasting over an Open Fire. I had to run out and try it, I had such a desire! Are you sure? Asked the waitress, my Auntie Maude. Oh, yes, I said, staring past her at the...

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Chef Billy was nasty and rude He’d swear when trainees ruined food With a loaf of stale bread He’d whack them on the head His language was terribly crude One trainee used sugar not salt The packets had split - not his fault He’s beaten then battered His poor nose was shattered Chef Billy got sacked for assault! Originally written for Limerick Contest, then I...

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You’re an overnight cessation ...

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I’m roasting a chicken (I’m far from a cook). I opened the oven To take a quick look. It’s sitting there, browning, With veggies around it; The recipe’s Ina’s* (I Googled and found it). It’s a holiday meal So I hope it tastes good. I followed directions As well as I could. We’ll eat it tonight And with plenty of wine, I’m sure that my efforts Will prove to be...

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Long long ago and far far away, lived an angel better known this day.... As Lucifer with big bright eyes and much bigger, dreams ? Twas a lovely lad Blessed his majestic voice in that be, crystal waters; her cherubs adored this child Perhaps you see for nothing is always what it seems ? Jettison the light their...

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roasting in the sun I lay brick, one by one in mute perfection ahhh, the flavor of lemonade ...

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Reflections on a Roasting Pan The secret place where a woman goes To wonder about the way life flows. The ‘day after’ blues are setteling in, Please, a few hours to see where we’ve been. Great Uncle Dan, the turkey, another pie, Another year gone, it’s rushed right on by. New jobs, new babies, new wrinkles to see, Young people still looking...

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