Short Chilies Poems

Three alarm hot fire
Mouth burns from the chilies
Hurts like no other

Russell Sivey...

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red Mexican chilies 
hot jalapeno peppers
tasty refried beans
sizzling chicken fajitas
bits of fresh lettuce
scoop of onion
rolled up in a floured burrito
delicacy fit for a queen...

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She sits on prison shelf
legs broken and aching
ears pierced with thorns
eyes full of rolling tears
back bent due to torture
heart eaten raw with chilies
head covered with bandages
body wrapped in dirty rags
her spirit caked into powder
but her  will to live is unbeaten
many live in Sub Saharan Africa...

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Making new clothes
Sewing chilies
Ironing out problems today
Tonight washing tears away
Cooking up a quarrel
Fomenting confusion
And building discord

Come and see how
Things can change
In a moment 
When you concentrate 
Bake up goodness
Except use goodwill
Strengthen your resolve
To love your brother
Still....

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SSSSS AAAHHH!!
AH AH AH AAAHHH!

Mouth and Tongue Red Hot!
Head Cracking and with Burning with Fumes 
Ears Steaming Crazy!

SSSSS AAAHHH!!
AH AH AH AAAHHH!

Lapping my Tongue like a dog ....AAaaaa.....
Wiping my sweaty brow....

Phew....PHew.....

But Still Enjoying my Chilies!

What do you expect next?
Running frantically, finding water!!...

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The French expression is exquisite, 
fat succulent globes glowing darkly,
but if you're looking for length look  
to the East, although they lack girth.
Yet the Greeks do it best
sleek glossy orbs, rubbed with
olive oil then laid in their bed and 
immersed in an effusion of 
ripe succulent Roma slowly 
simmered with garlic, oregano  
and perhaps a few chilies, if you like it
hot and then covered with a thick 
white sauce béchamel and lasciviously 
savoured with a mature rich red....

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