Short Pistachios Poems

Watergate Salad

Fluffy marshmallows in whipped cream and pistachios,

A Grandmother’s classic from generations. 

By: Paige Posadziejewski...

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PLATTERS

Platter full of pastries.
Plate of fruits and mixed nuts.
Peaches and plums, so sweet.
Pineapple so juicy.
Pecans so buttery.
Pistachios, cashews
Palatable, tasty.


4/11/21   Pleiades P Poetry
               Kim Merryman

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A little bit nutty;
A little bit feisty;
A little bit salty
a little bit extra sometimes;

Just a hint of green 
enough to turn their eyes;
Just like a California sunset 
as unique as a West coast sky;

A little bit intense,
a little goes a long way:
A little bit of flavor 
a little sweet to savor;

Hot days cool intimate nights;
Laid back pistachios kind of love....

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Listen to poem:

 She 

 wrapped in ribbons of light
Oh, so sweet a smile
lit
those pistachios in fiery eyes

refilling the vessel of a soul 
counting all strings plucked
in excited thrum - 
a beating heart

paradise is never far, no
 not for me
walked in her graceful dawn
with blooms that go on and on
beguiled by desire's call 

She  

 Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer (1974) - She ...

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