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Tim
Senior Member

since 1999-06-08

Posts 1794

0 posted 2008-09-17 11:12 PM

Elvis parsley's gone cilantro,
...he ain't cumin back,
Sea salt, sage and Christmas thyme,
...paprika blew his stack,
I licorice my lollipop,
...until it is all tarragon,
My dog sleeps in the fennel,
...corrander cross the lawn,
Lone Ranger and wasabi,
...two peas in tamarind,
I savory my paycheck,
...and caraway my mind,
Horton mint each word he said,
...Seus, he had his dill,
I cloved my way to allspice,
...have you seen my basil?
Anise and rosemary,
...nutmeg into the onion,
Saffron peppered garlic,
...cinnamon and now I'm done.

Don’t take anything for pomegranate,
Is what papaya used to say,
Avocado if you don’t,
Kumquats might plum fade away.
Persimmons is a diet freak,
Kiwi citron their gooseberry,
You can tangelo to avacado,
You can’t mango to bing cherry.
Teenagers love to nectarine,
Old figs no longer date,
Life sometimes it is a peach,
Nixon gave us applegate.
Poets write in lemon lime,
Grapes cantelope by two,
Raspberry rocked and melon rolled,
Orange you glad I’m finally through.

Do you carrot all about me,
...my sweet potato pie?
I yam infatuated,
...lettuce turnip to the sky,
My heart beets rutabaga,
...but grits thyme to say goodbye,
I've bean hominy forever,
...for sliced onions make me cry,
Don't celery my radish,
...my heart does artichoke,
Corn is my salvation,
...Nathan Kale with honor spoke,
Okra is my favorite show,
...has mushroomed into cabbage,
Asparagus the cauliflowers,
...broccoli doesn't show its sage,
Peas forgive horrendous rhyme,
...I've squashed my feeble mind,
I drift into tomato paste,
...brussel sprouts, I cannot find.

She's my little ribeye,
...I love her tenderize,
My blood broils when I spy her rump,
...roast atop her chicken thighs,
I'd hamhock everything I owned
...to see her brisket bare,
I'd love to see her lambchops sweet,
...charcoaled to medium rare,
I drool with thoughts of her filet,
...capon a china plate,
What a pheasant treat she'd be,
...to baste and marinate,
Her salmon skin, a veal delight,
...a tuna, smoked and cured,
An aria, a real proscuitto,
...my mind is mountain oystered.

You are my honey buns,
...my cupcake, chocolate iced,
I'd love to touch your twinkies,
...your ding dong's me enticed,
A cherry pie with flaky crust,
...as sweet as snicker bars,
You are my favorite midnight snack,
...the taste of chocolate stars,
You're fruit puree, a caramel sauce,
...I yearn your cheesecake smile,
Godiva pales next to your tortes,
...a tart with whipped cream style,
You put the the twizzler in my stick,
...you are my bear so gummi,
You are the cherry that makes my shake,
...the yummy in my tummy.

[This message has been edited by Tim (09-18-2008 08:28 AM).]

LindsayP
Member Elite

since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

1 posted 2008-09-18 12:07 PM

Very cleverly put together Tim
You wrote it well. enjoyed.

Lindsay

Balladeer

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

2 posted 2008-09-18 12:52 PM

Why did I get hungry reading this?

Be careful with the touching the twinkies. We have rules here!

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

3 posted 2008-09-18 02:05 AM

I can not wait to show my two granddaughters this poem Tim! All I can say is, you sure mustard had a lot of thyme on your hands today.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4 posted 2008-09-18 07:56 AM

Yo Tim,

I like this one . It's a treat to the tummy.

Bobby

WTBAKELAR

Senior Member

since 2008-09-09

Posts 1089
Utah, USA

5 posted 2008-09-18 09:54 AM

Did you put your writing desk in the kitchen and just start pulling things out of the cupboard? How clever!! I started to think it was too long, then wanted more. I was anticipating a "BLAM" at the end.
Great read.

Mark Bohannan
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-21

Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song

6 posted 2008-09-18 11:28 AM

A very clever and enjoyable read. You did the play on words quite well and the visions left to the reader adds new meaning to "cooking" in the kitchen. Excellent write.

Nan

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

7 posted 2008-12-25 06:10 PM

Don't worry too much about the twinkies.. it could just be a misspelling for twinkles.. a very Christmas-y concept..

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

8 posted 2008-12-28 08:50 PM

clever...very clever

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

9 posted 2008-12-29 04:49 PM

I'm glad this one came back up, Tim... it's a feast for any season... walkin' in a witty wonderland. *G*

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