Short Sauces Poems

to be sauces
don't forget
the rest
where you grew
theyer part
 of you
near or far
you must have the surf
know who you are...

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stop signs and strawberries
lavish lipsticks and lovely lingerie,
ruby apples and scarlet satins
tasty tomatoes and tangy marinara sauces
cherries and cold cheeks
one of my favorite colors...

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Sweet marmalade on butterflies
Delicious marmalade in pie
Warm marmalade on pancakes
Need you ask me why?

Artistic marmalade in marigolds
Tasty marmalade on toast.
Jelly jams or sauces
Guess which I love the most....

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Molly had a chat with Bert,
Stating that she had an aversion to bottles that squirt,
She preferred her sauces in glass bottles,
The plastic monstrosities she'd like to throttle,
As she said this, she gave a squirt,
Squirting tomato sauce all over Bert's shirt...

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"Red Bean Soup"

Ground beef browned to perfection
Sautéed with onions.
Spices and herbs added, too.
Tomato sauces.
Pinto beans.
Boil.


© July 25, 2011
Dane Smith-Johnsen


Written for Poetry Soup Member Contest: Low Country Boil
Sponsored by: Sara Kendrick...

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They ply themselves to sculpting,
designer gowns, Delmonicos, 
those crafty artistes, tasting, trimming.

Excesses to delight the senses,
silks and satins, sauces bearnaise
distinguished by their excellence.

Haute couture or haute cuisine, 
they'd grace a page in any 
food or fashion magazine!...

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They ply themselves to sculpting,
designer gowns, Delmonicos, 
those crafty artistes, tasting, trimming.

Excesses to delight the senses,
silk and satin, sauces bearnaise,
distinguished by their excellence.

Haute couture or haute cuisine, 
they'd grace a page in any 
food or fashion magazine....

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New Orleans French quarter bakeries
feature luxurious flavorsome bene’s
palatable pumpkin pies, exquisitely decorated cookies
aromatic meaty soups, nectarous scones, rich dipping sauces
appetizing cobblers, and cream puffs larger than clouds.
My nose lead the way after I found the brochure
I was not disappointed...

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Lemons add flavor to sauces and stews
Also to meringue and cool Mountain Dew
Lemons can be served sour or sweet
Both of which can be an awesome treat

Sometimes in life lemons we are served
Can we turn it to lemon preserves?
Lemons need squeezing to give forth their best
Life needs to squeeze us so we're fit for our rest...

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Chef Bourdain  
1956-2018

Surf and turf, a sardine in tin; will travel. 
Your downward spiral 
Magnanimity that whetted our appetite 
Fans everywhere you excite. 
Consumed the exotic and 
consumed by erotic specialty dishes. 
Five mother sauces to haute cuisine 
Mouthwatering too obscene 
You've come to your exit; I hope it’s delicious!
I celebrate you, it’s all been nutritious....

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Pineapple pizza with pink pepperoni,
Buffalo wings and brown guacamole,
Little dead fishes in sour cream sauces,
Onions and garlic and greasy red sausage.

Cucumber sandwiches plastered with mustard,
Lemons and limes in a yucky green custard,
Fat happy chickens less all of their feathers,
Tomatoes, potatoes, my mother's hot peppers...

These are a few of my flavorless things!...

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The turkey is cooked,
Ham will be done soon.
All the family has gathered,
Nibbling since noon.
Kitchen is full,
Sauces are simmering.
Guests feel at home,
Insisting on helping.
Variety of foods
In Mother's best dishes.
Now to say grace,
Give thanks and best wishes.

Do it all over
Again next year.
You have to be thankful for family so dear.



for Dane Ann's Thanksgiving Day acrostic contest...

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 Sugary white snow
Dips smothered in sweet sauces; 
how it cools my steamy palate.

A cocoa flood in a butterscotch, 
strawberry ocean, 
is a playground for peppy, 
non-perils and nuts; 
my banana-boat oasis, 
topped with life’s spices.

Cinnamon-ginger bursts 
spark vivid daydreams 
of childhood summers; 
a tasty refuge for the palate.

The creamery of life, bestows great joy;
to savor all of its toppings is…miraculous!
...

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The best part of the day
is when we get to play
in the kitchen.

Rarin’ to go
hunger is so
deep we’re itchin’

to turn up the heat
whip up the sweet
tangy sauces

While it comes to a boil
pour on the oil
Salad tosses.

Strip outer layers
from tubers and taters
then steam ‘em

Pound the filets
sizzle and braise
to perfection

Juice freshly squeezed
down on our knees
in thanksgiving

Abundantly fed
we head off to bed…
…
…
for dessert……....

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