Short Walnut Poems

Humpty Dumpty

indubitably

was a walnut

who fell off it....

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lulus specialty
caramel chocolate walnut tart
tasty and crunchy...

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Fudge
chocolate, walnut
looking at me
I love this stuff
calories...

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Squirrels walnut snack
Stored carefully in autumn
Preparation done...

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Native American symbol practicing wisdom as it lives and grows in life...

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digging this cream cheese
honey walnut delightful
panera bread thoughts...

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a walnut tree -

the fruits of its labor

spilled at its feet


April 29, 2018...

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walnut tree in fruit
best pickled green eat with cheese-
carved Chinese treasure
...

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Once summer green
then Autumn gold
bedecked this ancient tree-
Today silhouette laid bare
misletoed in winter frieze....

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Dessert
Hot double fudge
Chocolate, walnut, sweet
Good when shared with a friend or 
Lover

(Cinquain, traditional)...

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SQUIRREL

the winter squirrel
eyes bright    twitching
has come to be fed
happiness
one large english walnut

Dave Austin...

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In my distant childhood

we raced small coracles,
formed from walnut shells;
down rivulets in gutters
of our smoggy streets....

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best homemade ice cream
the pride and satisfaction
of maple walnut



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Posted on March 17, 2025...

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A walnut pate encoute
Haddock with rarebit
Cheddar & onion tart
Cream cheese fresh baked scones
A lemon cheesecake
Dairy cream
Please !...

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as my fears subside the tree I planted in spring is showing growth

Written Aug 18, 2016 For John Hamilton's Monoku Madness  Contest...

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A WARM DISH

banana walnut pancakes,
whipped honey butter,
drizzled with maple syrup.
Jimmy Dean sausage.
scrambled eggs with cheese.
a warm dish
too!

7/11/2018...

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Find me a wood carver said the queen.
I want an owl bench with a walnut sheen.
Do not let him use wood that is old or green.
I want an owl bench today, said the greedy queen....

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Tranquil and peaceful
Reminds us that we have created nothing in nature
Eagerly overlooks our human errors and selfish ways
Earth’s soldiers, who guard us well in form of oak and walnut...

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The night in the wine the hands pouring 
The dawn on the hibiscus on the hair-bun 
Afternoon at the walnut shadows ever growing 
Evening with the sounds of bangles, no gun

October 9, 2023...

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Once there was a man called Peas “the nut”
He always insist “Don’t crack, tight the nut”
Bolt and nut should be tight
Walnut should crack to eat
Bloody should we crack the nut or tight the nut?...

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Bumble, the baby bee had the best cradle of all
It was carved out of a walnut by his Grandpa Paul
It rocked in the wind, gave a gentle little sway
Bumble slept inside it cozily, snoring away...

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                                         Young buck with antlers
                                      Newly planted black walnut..
                                          Rubbing up and down...

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Down by the old walnut tree
Where the rabbits hang in the shed
He's buried his heart in an inch of dirt
A timeless capsule of affection
Raw and moist
Grippled in the claws of darkness and dust...

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walnut tree was now slightly blemished
deer had done lots of damage
getting his antlers off
tree did not mind
felt like a willing partner
available every year
he smiled as white tail flew into thicket...

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Little tan fox hood was leaping in the leaves
We watched him turn suddenly and examine his sleeves
He brought out some twigs and branches, and a walnut.
The director of the play yelled out “That’s a cut!”...

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