Short Barbeque Poems

mosquitos buzzing
flee the smoking barbeque
return tomorrow

written May 17, 2021...

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A belly tuna salad
salmon eggs on toast
a marinated heering
sea urchin sushi
fried octopus balls
barbeque
sauce !...

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Finally the day 
Relaxing in my lawn chair 
Barbeque grill smoking; 
Smells oh so good! 
Volleyball over the net 
Family fireworks—Wow!...

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he texted his order to door dash
what do we want for dip?
hazelnuts or walnuts?
acorns
the usual please, honey
he nodded
barbeque sauce with a side of nutella...

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Water from the well, you shall not draw
for the barbeque, you must use less straw
curiosity burns the sleeve
irrigation kills the olive
not conforming leaves the meal still raw...

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An alfresco barbeque,
five thousand to feed,
faith,the answer to their need,
in one simple dish-
five baked loaves,two john
dory fish-
Wow !

Full story of this vignette @ John 6:1-14...

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There once was a cute little girl named Sue
Smack dab down her forehead, a curlicue
   She so much wanted straight hair
   She planted an iron there
Now, instead of hair, she's got barbeque...

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The smell of barbeque on a hot summer day. That smell from childhood never goes away. Suntan lotion smelling like coconut at the beach are all good smells like picking up those tiny seashells......

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Vegetarian fox invited new friends to tea
His old ones had disappeared rather suddenly.
After they were drugged, he remembered he was a carnivore.
He ran to get barbeque sauce from the fox next door....

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Legs are shaking
Thoughts are baking
Process in the making
Care taking
Earthquaking
Love making

Witches brew
Making stew 
For matthew
Who has the flu
Going to peru
Have a nice view
And a barbeque...

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Just experienced the most violent of storms
Moved our barbeque cross our deck, not norm
About three minutes later
The sun shooed this violator
Climate change? A dazzling spectacle performed...

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Our newest neighbor is vegan
She created a masterpiece pizza
Brought it to a barbeque
This vegetable pizza was unbelievable
It looked like a flower garden
Beautiful as a painting by a master
None of us ate it
We like meat...

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Fireworks in the air yes it is
One of my favorite summer 
Days of the year July 4th lets
Celebrate barbeque with good
Food do not hesitate to eat with
Family and friends at the time 
That 12:00am hits let’s say happy
4th of July....

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You are invited to Cindy’s trailer for barbeque they said.
I did not know any Cindy, so begged off, saying I had an ache in my head.
They send me this photo about an hour ago. Lauper was there!
Now I wish my phone was not dead, so I could hot foot it there....

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Down to the sea the people flee
To beat the heat in their city
Some come to swim; some don't go in
Down to the sea the people flee
To barbeque, play frisbee too
Sand castles make, a long run take
Down to the sea the people flee
To beat the heat in their city...

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shimmering diamonds
sugar cookies and cocoa 
icicle magic

a daffodil parade 
gentle rain brings us flowers
the world turns green 

back yard barbeque 
humidity on fire
swimming for us all

nut dance of squirrels
it is raining leaves today
cinnamon pumpkin...

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it is Christmas in Kansas City
Patrick Mahomes is taking us to the Super Bowl
We are all Chief’s fans now
Barbeque restaurants are feeding the homeless
There are more of them this year than before
Our famous fountains are blinking in Christmas colors
Jesus peeks in on us....

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Diabolical laughter
coming from the hereafter
I feel absolute fear
As my guide brings me near…
You have some qualms? He asks.
I hand him my flask.
Anything else to reveal?
I watch the door slowly unseal.
I smell barbeque and burning meat.
This dream truly ain’t so sweet....

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Say a heartfelt "adieu"
to the weight you used to accrue.
Downsize to widen your view,
but keep your barbeque.
For everything, say "Thank you."
Keep your heart and hopes new 
with love and laughter to pursue.
Begin this year with a breakthrough
and be relieved with a "whew!"

12-31-19...

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August sizzled our eyebrows off this year
However, our barbeque places were in full gear
We ate our ribs, and yelled Kansas City Chiefs!
From the outside, however, there was no relief.
The weather has been brutal, the heat stifling and mean.
It's the worst August this hotspot has ever seen!...

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On Good Friday after church we eat
curried pickled fish and hot crossed buns
and drink black coffee because we share
in the painful agony of the Lord.
On Easter Sunday after church we braai *
meat and drink like fish and rejoice
in the victory over death and grave.

* (rhymes with "bye" ) - barbeque / barbecue...

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barbeque ruined seagulls have no respect.





An old write of mine, which I decided to post. Seemed topical with all the barbequing that is going on. Also, I have never seen so many seagulls. Apparently, they are extra hungry due to the fact restaurants have been closed ~no dumpsters to raid....

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Three wild frolicking hairy unkempt hillbillies
Jettisoning off their wonderful new pet
Doing banshee yells and hog calls
Happily playing with their newest mate
Where is Piggy? They asked Mom.
Until sundown they looked for him.
Pretty soon they smelled sweet sauce.
Beside themselves with grief, ate barbeque....

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The sun finally came out and flirted today
It spread its happiness and warmth and made children come out and play.
How wonderful it was to see people coming out with smiles on their faces
and doing who can mow their lawn first races. The smell of barbeque was in the air
all day and night, thankyou sun have a good night...

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I didn't want to go to the barbeque
My mood felt dangerously close
to anti social
I'm vegetarian and it's annoying specifying
All the rules I've invented
As it turned out
It was great
Everyone was hilarious
I was hilarious
The wind whipped around us
What's good about it really
Is I'm not as annoying as I believe 
(Sometimes)...

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