Short Nutmeg Poems

Nutmeg
maybe their
stated nickname-
connecticut their plain
domain...

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Kelogb (6-7-6(

I may not use nutmeg 
To spice buns in place of egg
Na my own choice, abeg!...

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last kiss collapses
                                           on hymeneal amber
                                            like grated nutmeg...

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What beautiful blue eyes you got 
Wish I could take it out the sack 
Put it to boil like an egg 
smash it like a nutmeg 
Then you could forever take a nap...

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Apples from the backyard tree
Sliced thin and sugared
Cinnamon, nutmeg, butter
Pile in tender crust
Bake 'till golden brown
A la mode
Mom!

...

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Soft and sweet tapioca pudding
With bubbling, steamy milk
Sprinkled with sugar, nuts and raisins
Flavored with nutmeg spice
Creamy, toasty mixture
Cozy treat 
Smash!
...

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Barn-ward we heard the reindeer's sneeze.
Smells of nutmeg and clove in the breeze. 
With Santa stuck in the John,
From dusk till about dawn,
Looks like we gave Big Red too much cheese....

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The Leaves Are Rustling And Blowing Away
   Orange, brown , Yellow
  Are The Colors The Leaves Change To
As They are Falling To The Ground
  Pumpkin, Nutmeg , Cinnamon
Is The Smells in The Air!...

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Sometime apple pies 
Run and Hide
You don't want to be eaten

Peeled apples roll around
Once a seedling
In planted in the ground
Flour, cinnamon, nutmeg other ingredients...
Mixed and placed in the oven

9/16/19...

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let
your mind
be free
with
the
scent of
gingerbread, 
pumpernickel,
nutmeg, 
banana bread,
spring rain,
vanilla extract
and 
sweetgrass
to be exact
is the 
scent of the moon
at last
I
am sure
then
let your
mind be free

...

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"Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness." ~ Jane Austin

Granny Smiths, apple cobbler
Fit for a gobbler
Cinnamon and nutmeg too
Joy for me and you
Walnuts, wine, why not?
Steaming hot - 
eat!

...

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mistletoe
                          joyful, festive
            embracing, kissing, sighing
          holly, nutmeg, eggnog, snow
           dancing, swirling, laughing
                       radiant, ecstatic,
                               bride...

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Grandpa Punjab was in quite a hurry
He'd run out of cardamom and curry --
   Poor guy tried every place
   Found only nutmeg and lace -- 
Told his wife that his memory was blurry




Poetic License:
  every =     3 syllables
  memory = 2 syllables...

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I can smell
The scented leaves
It reminds me of
A sweet potato pie
Baking in the oven
The rich smell of vanilla
Cinnamon and nutmeg
Floating through the air
Giving you the feeling
Of warmth and love


NOVEMBER 17, 2019
KIM RODRIGUES-SCENTED LEAVES...

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Home of the jack'o lantern
can be filled with spices---
cinnamon, nutmeg, and more,
to fill our stomachs
on a cool fall night.
Warm pumpkin
pie!...

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No better gift have I from heaven
than a grandchild, now turn'd seven.
of east and west a wondrous blend
she took the best that these could lend:
from Eden's banks her nutmeg hue
her amber eyes from northern dew
and  add to this yet greater pleasure,
a dash of Irish for good measure....

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Pumpkin Pie

Warm fresh, aromatic…
nutmeg, cinnamon, clove(s)…ssss…. 

Butter crust, 
hand mixed, 
hand rolled,
by a 100 year old pin. 
Loved on,
by the cook. 

Flakes of heaven, 
peeled away from 
the perfection found 
only at Grandma’s house.

Grandpa smiles, 
and we all laugh. 
Tradition!...

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When the warm nutmeg spirit of generosity
moves you year round,
a Mrs. Claus heart fills your smile.
It's a Christmas kind of love on
any given day,
it has you singing, "Joy to the World,"
with your Yuletide soul soaring 
pool side in the middle of July.
It's a Christmas kind of love
throughout your life. ~...

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nutmeg subheading
pheasant takes shield from the sun
first trip there this year

crow stares from a branch
listen to steady rain scarce
second cup of joe

Written: June 2nd, 2023


3rd Place Contest Winner


Show Don't Tell, Tell Don't Show Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Dilly Dally...

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Aunt Kate's Wine Cake---

A dash of nutmeg in the batter, 
takes the cake and makes it better.
But the splash of wine that she adds later,
and another cube of butter
makes us all a little fatter !



_________________________________________
For Andrea's Contest "Holiday Food Connections 2"
11/18/15...

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Beyond the measure and mead
of circadian rhythm and habitual rhyme
beyond the frequencies and amplitudes
of perambulating waves and recalcitrant lines
Beyond the clamor and din of nutmeg and time
cleavers and butchers and earthmen who climb
Atop the weathered brow of
life's grand conflagration
an old man disembarked at the final destination...

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Muscat I smell a rat                                                                                                      hidden in plain sight lodged                                                                                   between their law                                                                                                         you have no haven...

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Apples hang upon the trees in orchard
Just reach up and pick of nature's bounty
Months of waiting now great flavor's award
Fried apples for lunch drenched in butter aplenty
Cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg plenty
Aromas float on the air alluring
Scents that draw and are so reassuring

Contest:Rhyme Royal
Sponsor: Dr. Ram Mehta
Written by: Sara Kendrick
*Note
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delicate faerie heroes with your nutmeg wings
dazzling me with your filigree onyx lacings
you flutter and tease before alighting together
ah, yes, I think. You are heading toward the lilac
you fool me and land on the magnolia blossoms
their vanilla centers seem to be of special interest
two matching monarchs, conversing with my blooms
I smile as a scent of spearmint wafts toward me...

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collaboration

work with sun, moon 
earth, the good long days
peel, pull  seeds
hum quietly
a nameless melody
drawn through half forgotten
memories 
as is this recipe.

cinnamon red, sharp
nutmeg brown, sultry
sugar white 
as snows to come
eggs golden globes
milk splashing 
creamy sounds.
day light slants 
across the table
it warms my hands 
as they shape dough
for pumpkin pie....

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