Short Connoisseurs Poems

there once was a pixie named rickie

whose spells were enchanting but trickie

her magic you see

turned cats into tea

for potions made connoisseurs pickie.
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Connoisseurs ooh, they ahh, they see horses and knights.
They utter words I do not know, admire art’s lights.
Talk about the luminosity, the density, feign delight.
Abstract paintings to me are ridiculous, boring and a fright....

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Withered the grapevines,
Consumed by wine connoisseurs.
Dust settles around what could have been.
A glorious monument shriveled with sin.
Sun scorthing the earth. Nothing shall live.
The most powerful fist, hand open to give.
Remains clenched at the site.
For you to forgive....

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I don't want to wait 'til I die for people to praise me
    Tell me now, Stepmom, how easy it was to raise me

  And please, dear brother, do not hold back
    Let your friends know all the great jokes I cracked

  Lastly, my dear Home Economics students, wherever you are,
    Assure connoisseurs that I make a mean salad bar...

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the writer’s words were shoddy
slipshod, shabby, sloppy, sleazy
but many readers liked his style
his work was elevated by his followers
who bought everything that he wrote
enjoying it, because they understood it
not connoisseurs of literature,
but appreciators of familiar, ordinary, common text
with uncomplicated characters and familiar plots...

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A certain breed of shark that swims in the sea
provides an expensive Chinese delicacy.
Many connoisseurs find this ingredient tasty.
It is used to make soup most commonly.
Not very much of these shark fins are sold.
They are rare, and almost worth their weight in gold.
That poor shark is on the brink of extinction
because its fins provide a food of distinction.
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All day Franco-American spaghetti-suckers
  do not make connoisseurs' lips pucker
Neither do grilled spiders and a side of beans
  appeal to kings or to queens

When looking to make a culinary splash
  never serve reheated corned-beef hash
And even if you're in a real time jam
  fuggetabout cold pizza topped-off with spam

Just stick to the basics, you'll surely succeed
  ~ A dozen raw eggs afloat in seaweed...

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Leonardo DaVinci
Did you know your artwork would be famous today?
In Paris at the Louvre is where it's on display.
"La Gioconda" is the painting's other name.
After six hundred years, it has garnered much fame.
What a sweet portrait of a noble lady.
Not many know her name was Lisa Gherardini.
People from all over the world come to see her.
May she be around for many connoisseurs in the future.
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Conniosseur of Life

The vintage of our time begins
To sip and taste the wine of Life
To seek the essence of my search
and find a flavor I enjoy
It’s limpid sensuality
And all the sultry tastes of Love
To blend into a sweet bouquet
Ignoring all the dregs of gloom
A sediment that’s left to waste
To move into a sweet perfume
and swirling colors of our dreams
Drink of it’s substance and feel well
For dreams are connoisseurs of Life...

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Silence
Light is speech.    the mind
an enchanting thing
picking and choosing.
Our past becomes present
consequences.
Modesty may,might nay must
overcome envy.
Retreat propriety,
rescued by the disposition of angels
in pedantic literalism.
A distrust of merits, style &connoisseurs.
prisnmatic colours,hyphens &lines.
Nonchalance,in lieu
efforts of affection ,interacting with
apparations of splendour.
Sleep

Inspired by the works of Marianne Moore...

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Cook Minogue had created an elaborate confection
I heard that many connoisseurs lined up for inspection
One of the cooks was hauled away during the extrospection
Whispering was heard that included devious deception

The sweet meat created was rumored to be borderline perfection
It was said that Cook Minogue fainted during the ultimate inspection
I can neither confirm this story or render it mute with rejection
I was too busy watching the others, a thorough extrospection....

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Has anyone ever heard of Edouard Manet?
The late artist painted something controversial in his day.
Art connoisseurs can see it on display
if they visit a museum in Paris called the Musee D’Orsay.
Two men and a woman enjoy a picnic outside.
The woman certainly didn’t have anything to hide.
Three piece suits are worn by each male.
However, completely naked is the female.
That is one of the paintings any visitor will find.
I wonder what was going on in the artist’s mind?
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