Short Caloric Poems

Caloric foods when eaten to excess
affect the heart and rear.
And trying to make the latter disappear
will prove to be a stubborn test
though not the heart that failed last year.
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~ 'Limerick-Style Rhyme' ~


if a perfect food there be, it is fruit
a flavor for every taste bud it does suit 
   from the sweetness of cherry and plum
   to peach and apricot nectar for rum 
fruit's nutritious, a non-caloric dessert, to boot...

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Today is Pretzel Day – hooray!
So when it’s time for snacks,
Indulge in salty twists or sticks
To help your mood relax.

Or maybe try some pretzel rods
Or ones with honey wheat
Or peanut butter stuffed inside,
A high caloric treat.

You might opt for the soft-baked type
With sprinkled salt or seeds.
A squirt of mustard on the top’s
All anybody needs.

Though chips or popcorn top my list
When salty snacks I crave,
Today, because it’s Pretzel Day,
My preferences I’ll waive....

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