Short Grille Poems

once a young pumpkin named phil

yearned for a bigger life thrill

though lacking in feet

he'd roll down a street

into the nearest car grille....

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The best
I did.
The wounds
I hid.
Violent spell
And silent smell.
Torn tail
And thorny trail.
Black beret
And blue bubbles.
Strawberry 
Treachery and troubles.
….........
The last
The first
The Foaming Fat.
The past
The rust
The Rotten Rat.
The glow
The crow
The Cunning Cat.
The goat
The boat
The Bloody Bat.
The thrill
The grille
The Groggy Gut....

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The Bomb Bomb grille is a great place to be.
This is a nice Italian restaurant in South Philly.
The place has been around for more than half a century.
It’s where to go to try out an Italian specialty.
On the menu, you will see mussels and linguine.
Their barbecued ribs will appeal to you and me.
If the name “Bomb Bomb” appears as an anomaly,
check out their website and read about their history.
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Spend, spend, spend, spend
  Buy whatever you crave
It's old-fashioned to save
  You might wait 'til your grave-

stone is finished before you've enough
  for that fancy house on the hill
or the antique car with the wide grille
  Why overstress? You've got all your stuff...

You might want to turn my voice down
   But Dad won't always be around
to pay off those credit hounds
   or foot the bill for nursing care
'til you're laid in the ground...

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