Tag Archives: food

Secret Ingredient

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 1 Write a secret poem. What made her chopped liver the best, did fried onions give it that zest? I remember the grinder she pressed cooked liver through with finesse. … Continue reading →

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Delicious Orchards

Posted on February 1, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Aside #425 – Write a happy distraction poem. “For today’s prompt, write a happy distraction poem. For people used to social media, this would be akin to someone asking for pictures of cats or puppies or babies … Continue reading →

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Crunch With Care

Posted on December 5, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub :  Quadrille #46 – “Crunch”  (posted by De) “Crunchy. Crunched. Crunching. Crunch-alicious. Crunch through those autumn leaves. Listen to the crunch of snow under your tires. Maybe eat a Crunch bar for some sweet inspiration. … Continue reading →

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Color vs. Texture

Posted on November 30, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 29 Write a response poem.  The poem can be a response to anything–a piece of news, some art, a famous (or not so famous) quotation, or whatever. However, I thought it … Continue reading →

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No Thanks

Posted on November 18, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 17 Write a “what I meant to say” poem. No thanks, I should have said when lima beans were passed. Choked them down to be polite; paid dearly.

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Some Keys

Posted on November 8, 2017 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #49 – “turn the key” Turn over that key lime pie. Key ingredient turned out to be cinnamon. Who turned that key witness loose? Turn the keystroke into a poem. https://thetwiglets.wordpress.com/

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Barbecue

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #44 – “kick” (posted by De) Say, that barbecue sauce has a kick. My tongue’s a lit wick. Ring that alarm. Lug out hoses. Stuff can do serious harm. Wanted to kick back; … Continue reading →

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Bird Aid

Posted on October 28, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – “Look What I Found!” – Erasure poetry (posted by Victoria) Erasure is a form of found poetry or found art created by erasing words from an existing text in prose or verse and framing … Continue reading →

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Tribute To The Pumpkin

Posted on October 18, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  The Smell of Chrysanthemums  (posted by Kim) “The challenge is to write a poem, of any length or form, about an item of autumn: whole tree or just a leaf or nut; flower, … Continue reading →

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Ignored On A Shelf

Posted on October 12, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – “Chilling Out”   (posted by Lillian) Pick something that resides in or out of your refrigerator.  Let that be the inspiration for a poem. Oh, it’s okay, ignore me. I am one glass jar, of … Continue reading →

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