Perch Bones
...The fillet was supposed to be boneless
but it wasn't
It caught me off guard, midmeal.
Between bites of slaw and baked potato
It wedged in the top of my whiskered throat
there was the palest form...
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Categories:
slaw, fish, funeral,
Form: Free verse
Thanksgoving Leftovers
...THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS
Thanksgiving has now come and gone,
But we’ve still got turkey by the pound,
So the question now becomes,
What leftover recipes can be found?
We can have turkey tetra...
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Categories:
slaw, celebration, food, funny, holiday,
Form: Rhyme
Family Reunion
...It’s that time again
Time for all of us to gather
Come from all parts, new starts
Bring lot of pics and stories
Hugs and kisses, brand new shirt
It’s family reunion
It came in mail our time ...
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Categories:
slaw, family, friendship, giving,
Form: Free verse
Had a Big Heine Horn Haiku
...when brain is tiny
he always was whiny
had a big heine
when on a campus
at times was a sourpuss
saw grass from the pampas
when saw grass we saw
which they had cut with a saw
shall be se...
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Categories:
slaw, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
The Little Crab
...The little crab broke his claw
That he used as a paw
It's now long gone
Eaten just like a bone
By a fish that they call slaw...
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Categories:
slaw, animal, cute, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Strangely Gourmet
...So eccentric tastes:
Pierogis with some cole slaw;
Fruit in ice cream bowl;
Pepperoni with yogurt.
Gourmet with variety....
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Categories:
slaw, food,
Form: Tanka
Join Us
...We have a brand new fire pit.
The ring is four feet wide.
Perfect for a Fall evening!
Cast iron and two feet high,
a present for hosting warmth.
Perfect for family and friends!
We have dead...
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Categories:
slaw, autumn, family, fire, food,
Form: Free verse
On the Grill
...Delicious juicy hot dogs
Slathered with mustard,
Onions, slaw, and chili sauce
Some hamburgers, too,
On soft toasted buns
Cheese slices.
Yum!
FIRST PLACE WINNER
Written Jun...
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Categories:
slaw, food, summer,
Form: Epulaeryu
Memorial Day
...Because of you
we can get up every morning
and go to work
run errands at lunch time
drive through McDonald’s
fill up our gas tanks
and make it back to work
just in time
Because of you
we d...
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Categories:
slaw, america, appreciation, hero,
Form: Free verse
If You'Ve Not Had Fried Gizzard
...
[ to the tune of We’re off to see the Wizard
from the musical Wizard of Oz ]
If you’ve not had fried gizzard,
you’ve never had southern at all.
The same i...
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Categories:
slaw, food, parody, song,
Form: Lyric
Lima Describe How Yours Truly Went Peru Zing
...Lima describe how yours truly went Peru zing...
thru truckloads of his personal communiqués broadcast
(methinks quite some years ago) across world wide web,
but now still smarting from selfishne...
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Categories:
slaw, absence, conflict, emotions, family,
Form: Rhyme
Christmas Party
...Christmas meant a party
At the company club.
It was fun guessing whose dad
Would dress up as Santa Claus.
As we gathered, the carols played
And one by one, chaperones led
Unwilling boys to b...
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Categories:
slaw, anniversary, celebration, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Christmas Party
...Christmas meant a party
At the company club.
It was fun guessing whose dad
Would dress up as Santa Claus.
As we gathered, the carols played
And one by one, chaperones led
Unwilling boys to b...
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Categories:
slaw, anniversary, celebration, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Shadow's Dark Apparel
...Shadow's Dark Apparel
My shadow wears
A slaw sunlight rain falls
cloak’s darkness
raincoat
His hair is like matted cotton
hair as natural as a desert bush
my shadow is a cotton field
being ...
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Categories:
slaw, analogy, anger, anxiety, dark,
Form: Free verse
Had Been Hard of Hearing
...Had Been Hard of Hearing
Sounds in ear keep disappearing;
Must have been hard of hearing,
Likes cold slaw;
Broke the law,
When he should be God fearing....
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Categories:
slaw, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
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