Short Turmeric Poems

Market stalls laden

with history: indigo,

red ochre and turmeric,

pungent and bright –

jewellery around her neck....

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I have the ingredients for a funny limerick
You have to use a bit of turmeric
It eases the pain 
From a nagging ball ‘n’ chain
Stick her head in it and simmer it...

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host of clouds 
closing from the horizon,
a downpour of rain……………….. imminent
cars floating,
river in the roads……
Hot korma
Turmeric field drowned…….
No curry tonight....

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Turnips are delicious,
Turmeric is tasty:
Tartlets are officious,
Truffles make for hasty
Toss-ups. It seems vicious,
Turbot served in pasty
Titbits. It’s pernicious!
...

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A poet once tried to rhyme “turmeric”:
he ate ten big jars, and then murmured “Ick!”
His taste buds murdered,
poor dear old Bernard
bolted up three flights of stairs to be sick....

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Chicken, yogurt, garlic, ginger, 
garam masala, cayenne, 
turmeric, cilantro simmered in a skillet. 
Mint, and mustard-seed sauteed
aromatic till it pops. Inhale, 
taste India....

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Turmeric,cumin and clove
Pungent aroma
Taste buds awaken with style
Juicy chicken chunks
Buttered almond top
Silky rice
Spiced!


for "Eat Me" contest
sponsored by John Heck...

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Lure of sunset quiets the soul
Mellowing hazed thoughts from day's work
Nothing but herbal tea clears mind
Oft not , caffeine- loaded Starbucks -
Peace wafts by brewing turmeric


Acebedarian Contest: sponsored by nette onclaus
June 12, 2025
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Combine chicken and yogurt; garlic, 
ginger, turmeric, cayenne. Saute mint 
and mustard-seed till aromatic and seeds 
begin to pop. This from memory, 
the cookbook’s lost. You have to intuit 
quantities, and what to slice, mince, 
chop, or dice. Serve on basmati rice 
with cilantro and condiments of choice. 
Inhale, close your eyes, taste India....

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The setting sun, a turmeric coloured sky
Two parallel electrical wires stretching out
Into the horizon
On them sit birds in line, their silhouette’s dark
Still in their connection.

As if someone has placed alphabet’s on a line
To pluck and place in verse or rhyme
And daily at dusk some poet somewhere
Writes a rhyme or a couplet on a line.

31.10.2020...

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With coriander cumin turmeric
basmati rice saffron and spice
onions chilli peppers
and all things nice
with chapati and chutney
a samosa or two
naan for starters
rogan josh vindaloo
not eye-watering
but tasty is best
tandoori tikka masala
korma's a meal with zest
chicken lamb chickpeas or lentils
a dinner for two you do not hurry
allow what you've got to simmer in the pot
if you want a winner curry
...

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Feeling Rough

Sore throat, runny nose,
Could be a cold I suppose,
Or could it be influenza?
I think I need a detox cleanser

Turmeric, folic acid, gingko leaf
I'm feeling rough beyond belief
High B.P. and heart attack
Been called a hypochondriac

Gout in toe, earache
I never know what to take
Rheumatism in both knees
That Ibuprofen gel seems to ease

All my ailments could fill a page
My greatest one is called old-age...

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Bright turmeric foliage
                                     Sign of transition in life
                                     Lambent lush turns up after
                                     The hibernation.



                                    Writing Challenge - Dodoitsu 
                                    Sponsored by: Constance La France
                                    Date: 01/10/2020 
                                    Placed : 2nd...

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Dehydrate 10 steamer clams
skin removed or skin on
dehydrate 2 inch ginger root
1/4 inch turmeric root
grind together and sit aside
add 2 tablespoons of dried lemon zest
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon of white pepper
2 tablespoons of onion powder
2 tablespoons of garlic powder
add 1/4 cup of cream cheese powder
3 Tablespoons of powder chicken bouillon
4 tablespoons of powdered conage
2 Tablespoons of Bacon Powder

Mix together and label as GOLD!


Confidence...

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'When Jupiter aligns with Mars'
  all I see are tiny stars
'When the moon is in the Seventh House'
  I am in my wife's doghouse

'Harmony and understanding'
  My car, my kids be demanding
'Golden living dreams of visions'
  What I wear evokes derision

They call this 'The Age of Aquarius'
  ~ I taste turmeric on asparagus



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Lines 1, 3, 5, and 7 are taken from 'The Age
of Aquarius,' a hit song released by 'The 
Fifth Dimension' in 1969....

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