Short Okra Poems

on the feeble stalks
ripe Okra swings steadily-- 
a farmer sings...

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gown great on Barbara

black-white stripes of the zebra

on deep green okra...

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Fried okra with a chilli
chicken masala
coriander and tomato
poppadom pickle
hot spiced dal flatbread
Indian
Ale!...

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A barbequed jerk chicken
Saltfish and okra
Snapper & avocado
Fruit & rum cake with
Coconut ice-cream
Steel drium high
Fry!...

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I'm living in Oklahoma
That green country fresh aroma
Life sweet as could be
All fine and dandy
Till I lapsed into an okra coma...

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Tanka 6
	
	hot summer garden
	brown asparagus... okra...	
	bird-pecked tomatoes
	no delicacies this year
	to counter winter’s cold breath...

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Tasty dish Okra and rice
with some salted fish,
Steamed down with coconut milk
onions, chives, and thyme,
it's a sight to see
but the taste!
Yum!...

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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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SERVED ON SUNDAY

Buttery ham spicy-sweet.
Juices coalesce
greens - okra, collard, turnip
with splash of hot sauce.
A plate of cornbread
and sweet tea,
y’all!

4/28/2019...

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Okra grows as tall as me
It is sticky with an itchiness I see
My toes are bogging down in mud
Oh that is not mud
I see an old rotten canteloupe
With seeds on my toes
Okra is as long as a ruler...

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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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Okra when you pick it, is sticky
Okra is slimey when it is boiled
Okra is crunchy when it is battered and fried
Tomato makes the okra tasty

Old okra makes a boomerang
Okra seeds are good for a sling shot
Old okra is coarse and a tough knot
When I am hungry I slurp it up and sing!...

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gown great on Barbara
       black-white stripes of the zebra
              on deep green okra


with her he stands stiff
       a knight in shining armor
              his neck sprained, rumor


but dragons he slew
       were but tiny dragonflies
              laughter in her eyes !...

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In an old shack 
on a dusty hill
an old man sits
and writes his will
 
His cracking  throat sings
“The day of Bexar”
And he goes outside
Looking wide and far
 
The corral he built
his livelihood on;
the 7 crosses
by the okra lawn
 
He closes his eyes
one last time
On the open prairie
Under the Western Sky...

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KITCHEN RAP--

more than jelly
you are on my bread
turn on the music, then we jam

I run to the table
to got the butter
but you enable, cheese
you smiling at the clutter

kitchen cabinets closed
all the can goods in a roll
something's calling me
must be the canned okra?

Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2019...

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Mortal and pestle contesting
Dogs wagging
Girls chi chatting
The moon moaning
The night i is as cold as hell
Sweat eavesdropping from Mother's nerves
We the parasite take our queue
The black pot roars
The aroma whispers
As the pot alighted from the furnace
A mountain stood on my nose
The struggle began 
Mouths sweating
Okra swelling....

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The okra in the garden is green,
The dew awaits the first sunray.
Spring blesses the world with bliss,
And everthing is lively and gay.
A constant fear of autumn's arrival that  
Would make leaves and flowers decay.
A myriad of rivers rush eastward to the sea,
And flow back not in the west-bound way.
If we don't work hard in youth, regrets 
Would sure climb up our grey hair one day.
( Tran.)...

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AKA:  Happy meal soup

Brown hamburger meat in dutch oven
Add fresh chopped potatoes and let fry
Add seasoning to taste such as salt, pepper(achoo!), garlic, onion, etc.

Add one package frozen mixed veggies
add one can tomatoes and okra, peas, and/or corn to taste

let simmer for at least one hour the longer the better on low heat.
Add water to keep from sticking as needed.
Serve with cornbread and watch the family smile!!(happy meal)...

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All Around South Had To Hike

All around South did have to hike,
And every single bit of it  did like,
To bare bone,
When alone,
Even riding trike when a little tyke.

Jim Horn

Crab with conch and zucchini and okra.
Sound familiar? Some guy said that
grits are not as good as they used to 
be. Probably forgot to put butter on 
them. Remember Gullah culture and
Charleston River Dogs and Savannah
Southerners baseball team.
Have you ever heard of Huck's in
Charleston before?...

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