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StevenS
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0 posted 2006-05-27 01:13 PM


My Favorite Dish

I was walking down the road of life
my heart was broke and full of strife.
So I stuck my thumb up in the air
like I didn't have a single care...
I guess I was hoping somebody would
come along and save me.

I know I must have been looking rough
but I really wasn't feeling all that tough.
As a matter of fact...
I felt as helpless as a little baby.

I stood there for a good long spell
wondering which way was heaven
and which way was hell...
But nobody slowed down long enough
to give me directions.

You can get pretty hungry
standing out by the road.
Just because your naked
don't mean you ain't carrying a heavy load...
So I just started walking off into the sunset
looking for my supper.

I came up on a girl by the way
so I sat down for a while
to hear what she had to say.
She talked a lot while pointing north and south
but not much useful come out of her mouth...
So I bid her adieu
and headed on down the road.

I noticed after a while I was piling up the miles
going from a slew of tribulations to mess of trials
I was going from here to there
but I really wasn't getting nowhere...
I was still heartbroke and hungry.

Well I tried everything that I could think of
and I was just about ready to give up on love...
When a brown eyed little beauty slowed down
and blew me a kiss.

Well I forgot all about
those philosophical questions
that had plagued my mind and give me indigestion...
The only thing I was hungry for now
was her!

Well I don't know
if you believe in love at first sight
but if I live to be a hundred
I won't forget that night.
It was...
indescribably delicious!

Well I still get a little hungry now and then
but she say's just lookin ain't no sin.
She knows she will always be
my favorite dish.

[This message has been edited by StevenS (05-27-2006 08:37 PM).]

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Magnus
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1 posted 2006-05-27 01:32 PM


Enjoyed the walk Steven...an enjoyable read.
Martie
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2 posted 2006-05-27 01:48 PM


Steve....this warmed my heart....love can be so good for you!  
passing shadows
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3 posted 2006-05-27 05:53 PM


wonderful write here Steven

made me smile

StevenS
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4 posted 2006-05-27 08:21 PM


Thank You for the read Magnus, I'm glad you enjoyed! :-)

Thank you Martie, Tis good medicine indeed! :-)

Thank you Dixie, I'm glad I made you smile! :-)

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5 posted 2006-05-28 08:58 PM


Sounds like it was made just for you.
rib-stickin'    :;smiles::

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6 posted 2006-05-28 10:25 PM



LOL...this is so charming...

dare I say it is as good as country-fried chicken on a Sunday afternoon?

Perhaps, even better.



Enjoyed this, Steven!


StevenS
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7 posted 2006-05-29 08:08 AM


Thank you Uriah, not a twinkie thats for sure! :-)

Thank you Sunshine, if there was a way to put my favorite dish on the market I'd put Colonel Sanders out of business. :-)

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8 posted 2006-05-29 09:09 AM


Very much enjoyed Steven!
Hugs~Nancy

~ Trace my body with your words,
  in doing so, you touch my heart ~

Klassy Lassy
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9 posted 2006-05-29 10:05 AM


Daisies, Brown-eyed Susans?  Forget-me-nots!   LOL  


klassy

StevenS
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10 posted 2006-05-29 10:28 AM


Thank you for the read Nancy, I'm glad you enjoyed. :-)

Thank you Klassy, a meal ain't a meal without flowers on the table. :-)

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11 posted 2006-05-29 02:01 PM


Mmmm! Mmmm! My favourite dish has green eyes! And if you're like me, you never get tired of your favourite meal! Flirty 2

Your poem was warm, charming and delightful!



Linda
Flowers

StevenS
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12 posted 2006-05-29 11:13 PM


Thank you Earth Angel, just when I think I've had my fill...I'm hungry again. :-)
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13 posted 2006-05-30 10:43 PM


"indescribably delicious!"

Hmmmmmmm.....a familiar phrase....but why do I have the feeling that you're talking less about Almond Joy and much much more about, um, Mounds.....?

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LeeJ
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14 posted 2006-05-31 07:29 AM


Stephen, this was a great read...

You can get pretty hungry
standing out by the road.
Just because your naked
don't mean you ain't carrying a heavy load...
So I just started walking off into the sunset
looking for my supper.


Yep, ya can...

butcha always seem to have the right idea, even if your worn and weary...


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15 posted 2006-05-31 01:27 PM


What a different perspective! I liked this a lot.

~sky

I hope someday you get the chance to live like you were dying....
~Tim McGraw

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16 posted 2006-06-01 06:59 AM


Your love is strong and yet you didn't forget to add life's truth. if you ain't looking then your dead but true love can make you walk the right path.
I really enjoyed this poem Steve

Debo

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17 posted 2006-06-01 10:19 AM


This was Great Steve; and this is so true:
"just lookin ain't no sin"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

StevenS
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18 posted 2006-06-01 11:05 AM


LoL Ratleader, when you say candy everybody thinks of a different flavor. :-)

Thank you LeeJ, worn and weary...but comfortable. :-)

Thank you Skyshine, love or food you can't do much living unless you got a little of both.:-)

Thank you Debo, yeah that's true and I ain't dead yet.:-)

Thank you WindWalker, you left out the most important part of that line "She say's".:-) We can both appreciate beauty as long as my tongue don't start draging the ground. :-) If it does she's obliged to step on it for me.:-)

The Lady
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19 posted 2006-06-01 02:01 PM




Love the read Steve. The rhythm kept ringing in my head like it was something I heard before. Took me the longest to figure out. It reminds me of any of the "Talking Blues" by Woody Guthrie. You keep good company my friend.


StevenS
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20 posted 2006-06-01 06:21 PM


Why thank you Lady, when I see you here I know for sure I'm in good company! :-)
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