Short Gumbo Poems

In New Orleans, we 
Make crabs, crayfish, gumbo, then
We'll all come bayou!...

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Where's Izzy Gumbo?
   Great poet here on the Soup-
      Last post was 2010.






If anyone knows please let me know
A. Green


5/27/12...

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Sausage, shrimp, okra and rue
    Ingredients stew
Tantalizing onions smell
   Garlic simmers well
Crabs still in the shell
      Chicken too
         Woooo!!...

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Louisiana Cajuns 
Eatin'  hot cornbread,  
Chompin' aligator tail 
And suckin' crawfish heads.
Eatin' jambalaya 
And gumbo stew:
Gourmand, Sunday dinner,
On the old bayou....

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"gumbo"


let me all
OW the
soup
to

stew
sizzle &
simmer a
while while

i while a
way all
that
is

a time
in a day
for this is
the hour or

our win
ter of
dis

content...

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Martian Gumbo

One of dem Saucer land in da Bayou
Ole Boudreaux out huntin say "Jus who be you?"
Den he point him shodgun
And say "Lookee here son...
Jus found some green OKRA to seasonne my stew!"...

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Home is where the bricks are,
The warm southern musk
Rafting through the wrought-iron.
"Hebert blew it again,"
They moaned, hurt in the heart,
Ragged from hurricanes.
Find yo way to yo mama's gumbo,
Still warm through the window....

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Mahi mahi shrimp gumbo,
we'll sing the sailor's song--hiho!

We're off to sail the outter lees,
We'll row and row to catch the breeze,

Then  wander 'round the Florida Keys
Past water spouts and hazy seas.

So, mahi mahi shrimp gumbo,
Come sing the sailor's song--hiho!...

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Craving a poboy,
a women in Michigan
hangs her head and cries,
longing for a home
that no longer exists.

Dreaming of seafood,
Mardi Gras, snowballs
and jazz bands-
A man in Oklahoma
awakes in tears.

As one lonely jazz horn
floats a requiem
over empty streets,
and a pot of gumbo simmers
in a government issued trailer....

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When you’re done packing, then you can begin snacking.
Turtle soup is never lacking, to leave your lips smacking.

Gathering turtles is a game, without any kind of shame.
No one will ever even blame, tastes like chicken the same.

Make a trip into the loop, then chase slowly from the coup.
Then cook me up, turtle soup, sharing consommé in a group....

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The Big Easy called to me
Packed my bag and went to see
New Orleans a place to eat
Took a stroll down Bourbon Street.

Summer night a sound of jazz
I'm bopping along full of sass
Hearing syncopated blues
Music followed to rendezvous.

Have a date to eat soul food
Hungry and thirsty in the mood
The Big Easy helped me unwind
Shrimp gumbo tasting mighty fine....

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Gumbo that talks
Gumbo that sings
Gumbo that walks
Gumbo that gleams
Gumbo that stalks
Gumbo that bites
Gumbo I see during the night
Gumbo thats fat
Gumbo thats green
Gumbo that lives
Gumbo that dreams
Gumbo that died at age 53
Gumbo that bought a peice of gum
then died drinking his rum
653 and still weighing down
his size 11 shoe is just being true
the zombie of you will see you through.



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chili, pasta, steak,
		fresh fruit salad, lemon cake,
		gravy, gumbo, roast,     
		bacon, jelly, melba toast,
		spicy pizza, stews,
		juicy kiwis, taffy chews,
		shish kabob, rolls, greens,
		melon, pesto, pinto beans,
		apple pie, mango,
		guava, green mints, Oreos—
		Heads bowed . . . Grace . . .  Ready . . . Feast!


Date: December 19, 2017

Contest Title:Fem Bogstaver (Danish)

Sponsor: Rhoda Tripp...

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I am Janet Muthoni
I run  Muthoni‘s ICE CREAM STORE,
there are flavors in my freezer
you have never seen before,
five divine creations
too delicious to resist,
why not do yourself a favor,
try the flavors on my list:

Peanut pumpkin bubble gum

Garlic gumbo gravy guava

Lentil lemon liver lava

Watermelon waffle wheat

Chicken cherry honey dew

I am Janet Muthoni,
I run Muthoni's ICE CREAM STORE,
taste a flavor from my freezer,
you will surely ask for more....

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BOILING LIKE WATER IN A POT ON STOVE SO HOT!!!!!!

INGREDIENTS
GLOBALLY FREATURED
DAY TO DAY,
WEEK TO WEEK, 
CREATING PICTURES
VIVIDLY.

MERE ARTISTS,
TALENTS,
PROFOUND, 
WELL VERSED.

IN A GUMBO-LIKE
EXISTIENCE 
JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT,
BUBBLING AND BREWD
YET, ALL THE WHILE,
TASTY AND TRUE,
UNITING, COMING TOGETHER,
IN WHAT
WE CALL POETRYSOUP!!!!


AS I TAKE TIME TO READ,
CONTEMPLATE AND THINK,
THIS SOUP.......
UMMMMM 
IT'S SO TASTY TO ME!!!!!!!!...

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The early autumn breeze carries with it the first hints of coolness of the coming winter 

The green of the summer seems to change overnight to fiery reds, oranges and yellows as the beauty of the Father's creation inspires artists of all ages to set about making their own creations 

The leaves begin falling from their lofty heights and gently flutter to the ground as the smell of baked goods, spicey gumbo and pumpkin spiced lattes fill the air with their  goodness


mkt
2021...

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