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"onions" poems
An unexpected kiss four years ago today after a late flight, after a Greek salad (no onions), after awkward chit-chat and a win by the Colts over the Patriots (35-34). I miss that kiss, that man, his touch, those caring eyes, that adorable smile and handsome face. I am excited to my core when holding him, hearing his voice, touching his hair, caressing his hand, the feel of his tongue. An unexpected kiss four years ago today changed my thoughts, my heart and soul ...forever.
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Nov 15, 2013
Nov 15, 2013 at 1:56 AM UTC
Unexpected Kiss
White-furred hill flowers bow Gust-bent, Wet in April snow, Lavender beneath their Downy coats. Tender soldiers of spring Grasp wind-blown gravel steeps, Stand to beckon brown grass, Soft-call the life in sapless trees To ring with green again Against Old Bully Winter’s Blustering. Quaking aspens, Earliest to leaf in yellow-green, Curling grama grasses, Tough food for buffalo, Cannot boast first life each Montana spring; Only zombie-lichens, Rock-fast mosses Throw off winter’s death Before the crocus' rise. On eastern Montana hills No street-hemmed dandelions Colonize in chute-dropped ranks; No time-tamed tulips Live on wind-round knolls. Here, the yucca’s bayonet-sharp ****** Here, the wild onions’ scent-strong hold; But these arrive after early chill, Following the purple crocus on the hill.
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Jan 4, 2012
Jan 4, 2012 at 8:36 AM UTC
Prairie Crocus
Slipping into my apron, Hungry in body and soul Humming as a song played... I grab my knife and chop-board Unsure of what to cook Strange inspirations possess me Filling me with ***** My kitchen becomes a stage In my hands- a plectrum and fretboard Silver utensils- my live audience!* As I play divine recipes Strumming master acoustic chords Chopping fresh, colorful vegetables. I dash to the remote, Punch "Repeat" and dash back on stage Landing on E♭ minor, Scaling impossible notes, I slice with razor-sharp plectrum, On onions and other root chords My fret arrayed with colors, Of spinach, lettuce, tomatoes Carrots, potatoes, olives Pepper, cabbage and cucumbers. I hear a thunder of applause As I ignite the cooker Butter sizzling in the hot pan A staccato of sharp notes, *Ready to modulate innocent vegetables Through spicy aromatic crescendos!* I fight hard to suppress a sneeze, No sneezing on-stage! Unprofessional! Multitudes of seconds rush by and… Voila!!! I stand for a moment Salivating, awed at my bravura! Wishing I could hang it on my wall Tis beautiful like art But I can’t eat this cake and have it! So I dig in… Heaven and earth kiss for a moment L U S C I O U S!!! Luckily, it didn’t taste nauseating Like my last attempt. No time for ceremonies I munch from pan to mouth Pausing for what may pass for a prayer, I relish every bite! Not that I’m a foodie or something, But nothing beats this combo- Of good food and soul music. And yes, *Music is indeed food to the soul!* I devour, in view- the next meal... © Raphael Uzor
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Apr 4, 2014
Apr 4, 2014 at 2:42 PM UTC
Guitar Sauce
Slipping into my apron, Hungry in body and soul Humming as a song played... I grab my knife and chop-board Unsure of what to cook Strange inspirations possess me Filling me with ***** My kitchen becomes a stage In my hands- a plectrum and fretboard Silver utensils- my live audience!* As I play divine recipes Strumming master acoustic chords Chopping fresh, colorful vegetables. I dash to the remote, Punch "Repeat" and dash back on stage Landing on E♭ minor, Scaling impossible notes, I slice with razor-sharp plectrum, On onions and other root chords My fret arrayed with colors, Of spinach, lettuce, tomatoes Carrots, potatoes, olives Pepper, cabbage and cucumbers. I hear a thunder of applause As I ignite the cooker Butter sizzling in the hot pan A staccato of sharp notes, *Ready to modulate innocent vegetables Through spicy aromatic crescendos!* I fight hard to suppress a sneeze, No sneezing on-stage! Unprofessional! Multitudes of seconds rush by and… Voila!!! I stand for a moment Salivating, awed at my bravura! Wishing I could hang it on my wall Tis beautiful like art But I can’t eat this cake and have it! So I dig in… Heaven and earth kiss for a moment L U S C I O U S!!! Luckily, it didn’t taste nauseating Like my last attempt. No time for ceremonies I munch from pan to mouth Pausing for what may pass for a prayer, I relish every bite! Not that I’m a foodie or something, But nothing beats this combo- Of good food and soul music. And yes, *Music is indeed food to the soul!* I devour, in view- the next meal... © Raphael Uzor
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~Christi Michaels~12/2014~    ☆⊙☆⊙☆⊙☆ you with an onion in the palm of your hand pulling back layers seeing just who I am removing the papery outer shell the flesh beneath holding slight color tan folding back the next begining to understand sweet juicy onion cradled in the palm of your hand brave to peel  the next layer spicey as onions can be a tear begins to form a tear just for me now you are intoxicated as only an onion can do you pull back again translucent flesh coming through sweeter and sweeter I become as you genlty find my core you've settled in found your way what a delectable delicious score   ☆⊙☆⊙☆⊙☆ Copyright © 2014 Christi Michaels. All Rights Reserved.
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Nov 17, 2014
Nov 17, 2014 at 4:37 PM UTC
The Onion Field
if you are going to fall in love with me, you must know that i cry. a lot. i cry during rainy days, sunny days, or on a monday morning. i cry everytime i watch a happy movie and everytime i cut onions, but do know that i cry harder every time i talk about the things that have hurt me, even if they don’t hurt anymore. i need constant reassurance. for i am afraid of being left behind, of being unloved. i will probably tell you all the things i hate about myself while you disagree with each one of them but i still won’t believe every single word you’ll say. i got used to shutting down the people who care about me. it will be so hard for me to open up, but all i’m asking you is to stay patient, and give me time to adjust. you might think i’m rejecting your company, but don’t blame yourself, i appreciate you. so listen, if you are going to fall in love with me understand that i’ve been through the worst but still, i’ll love every inch of your skin unconditionally
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Aug 27, 2018
Aug 27, 2018 at 3:57 AM UTC
to my future lover,
1 My mother would say: “Little boy Raj… Go to Muthu’s and get some cinnamon, betel leaves and ginger and garlic” And so I go to the shops singing all the way and when Muthu asks me what I’d want I rattle off a list: “Sesame seeds, onions tomatoes and pickles” And back home, Mother twists my ears Ouch! 2 And inevitably I grew up and inevitably I got married and inevitably my wife says to me: “Dear husband whom I married in a fire-ceremony; could you kindly go to Woolies and get me some flour, castor sugar, pepper, pasta sauce and pancakes…” And so I drive to Woolies singing all the way; and walking down the aisles I throw the following into the trolley: cinnamon, betel leaves and ginger and garlic… And back home though my wife does not twist my ears I feel Mother reach forward from the other world and she twists my ears Ouch!
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Sep 30, 2010
Sep 30, 2010 at 4:03 AM UTC
absent-mindedness; or I Dream of Spices
Sometimes the poem doesn't want to come; it hides from the poet like a playful cat who has run under the house & lurks among slugs, roots, spiders' eyes, ledge so long out of the sun that it is dank with the breath of the Troll King. Sometimes the poem darts away like a coy lover who is afraid of being possessed, of feeling too much, of losing his essential loneliness-which he calls freedom. Sometimes the poem can't requite the poet's passion. The poem is a dance between poet & poem, but sometimes the poem just won't dance and lurks on the sidelines tapping its feet- iambs, trochees- out of step with the music of your mariachi band. If the poem won't come, I say: sneak up on it. Pretend you don't care. Sit in your chair reading Shakespeare, Neruda, immortal Emily and let yourself flow into their music. Go to the kitchen and start peeling onions for homemade sugo. Before you know it, the poem will be crying as your ripe tomatoes bubble away with inspiration. When the whole house is filled with the tender tomato aroma, start kneading the pasta. As you rock over the damp sensuous dough, making it bend to your will, as you make love to this manna of flour and water, the poem will get hungry and come just like a cat coming home when you least expect her.
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The Poem Cat
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the hills The kinfolk were drinkin' as they tend to their stills The longjohns were hung by the chimney with care No stockings were found, just underwear The children were nestled so high in their bunks Their quilts made of skins from rabbits and skunks Granny with her false teeth and gun on her knee Was waiting for Santa as she sat by the tree From out of the barn there arose such a noise We thought it was Grandpa drinkin' with the boys But what to my wandering eye should appear It was just cousin Cleatus in mama's brassiere And then from the rooftop we heard it at last Like the sound of thunder or a shot gun blast We have Christmas dinner, it's finally here Granny kidnapped Santa while we shot his deer Venison all covered with onions for stew And even old Santa enjoyed some too His belly was full when he walked out the door But he couldn't resist when we offered him more Well that's the story of our Christmas here Merry Christmas to all 'til the same time next year © All Rights Reserved
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Dec 8, 2010
Dec 8, 2010 at 7:17 AM UTC
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Hillbilly Style)
EᔕᔕᕼI  ᑕOᑎT. ~ ⚪♫⚪ ~ Lyn sniffles as Ainhara gives her a handkerchief which she uses to wipe her tears. "Thank you, guys," Lyn whispers, giving them a weak smile. 'Well, at least she smiles,' Esshi thought. Ainhara has a bright smile. "My lady, your lady mother gave Bael orders to make this soup for you. She instructs that you eat this." ~ ⚪♫⚪ ~ When Esshi pushes the serving trolley to her Queen's side, she lifts the gold lid and Lyn looks at the soup; steaming kale in a beefy broth with chopped peppered sausages, lamb cubes, onions, garlic, mint chopped potatoes and carrots. ~ ⚪♫⚪ ~ "Kale, really? I hate kale," Lyn whines, gently pushing the bowl away. "I don't want it!" Esshi and Ainhara look at each other and smile. *'Still acts like a child when her lady mother commands she eats her vegetables!'* giggles Esshi. "Your mother says you must eat it, My Lady." Ainhara chuckles. "It will help with reduce your stress and help relax your body." ~ ⚪♫⚪ ~ Lyn sighs and mutters under her breath, "I hate it when she does this! She knows I hate the smell of kale! I swear, I'm going to outlaw the vegetable!" She held hers nose up and huffs at the end of her statement, making Ainhara and Esshi smile. 'At least she is in better spirits now.' thought Esshi.
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Sep 16, 2018
Sep 16, 2018 at 1:18 PM UTC
♪♫♛♕ тнє мαѕкє∂ вαя∂ VIII ♕♛♫♪
Peach salsa Has that tangy taste Between sweet and spicy Burning tongues naughtily but nicely. Peach salsa Is the quiet librarian of dips Unassuming until the bun comes undone And blink of an eye she’s a firecracker in bed. Peach salsa Tastes a lot like you And our Sunday afternoons Experiments with papaya and pineapples Tossed in with tomatoes and crying onions The perfect recipe for a little change and a lot of disaster.
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Sep 18, 2013
Sep 18, 2013 at 2:32 PM UTC
Peach Salsa
Fine living . . . a la carte? Come to the Waldorf-Astoria! LISTEN HUNGRY ONES! Look! See what Vanity Fair says about the new Waldorf-Astoria: "All the luxuries of private home. . . ." Now, won't that be charming when the last flop-house has turned you down this winter? Furthermore: "It is far beyond anything hitherto attempted in the hotel world. . . ." It cost twenty-eight million dollars. The fa- mous Oscar Tschirky is in charge of banqueting. Alexandre Gastaud is chef. It will be a distinguished background for society. So when you've no place else to go, homeless and hungry ones, choose the Waldorf as a background for your rags-- (Or do you still consider the subway after midnight good enough?) ROOMERS Take a room at the new Waldorf, you down-and-outers-- sleepers in charity's flop-houses where God pulls a long face, and you have to pray to get a bed. They serve swell board at the Waldorf-Astoria. Look at the menu, will you: GUMBO CREOLE CRABMEAT IN CASSOLETTE BOILED BRISKET OF BEEF SMALL ONIONS IN CREAM WATERCRESS SALAD PEACH MELBA Have luncheon there this afternoon, all you jobless. Why not? Dine with some of the men and women who got rich off of your labor, who clip coupons with clean white fingers because your hands dug coal, drilled stone, sewed gar- ments, poured steel to let other people draw dividends and live easy. (Or haven't you had enough yet of the soup-lines and the bit- ter bread of charity?) Walk through Peacock Alley tonight before dinner, and get warm, anyway. You've got nothing else to do.
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Fine living . . . a la carte? Come to the Waldorf-Astoria! LISTEN HUNGRY ONES! Look! See what Vanity Fair says about the new Waldorf-Astoria: "All the luxuries of private home. . . ." Now, won't that be charming when the last flop-house has turned you down this winter? Furthermore: "It is far beyond anything hitherto attempted in the hotel world. . . ." It cost twenty-eight million dollars. The fa- mous Oscar Tschirky is in charge of banqueting. Alexandre Gastaud is chef. It will be a distinguished background for society. So when you've no place else to go, homeless and hungry ones, choose the Waldorf as a background for your rags-- (Or do you still consider the subway after midnight good enough?) ROOMERS Take a room at the new Waldorf, you down-and-outers-- sleepers in charity's flop-houses where God pulls a long face, and you have to pray to get a bed. They serve swell board at the Waldorf-Astoria. Look at the menu, will you: GUMBO CREOLE CRABMEAT IN CASSOLETTE BOILED BRISKET OF BEEF SMALL ONIONS IN CREAM WATERCRESS SALAD PEACH MELBA Have luncheon there this afternoon, all you jobless. Why not? Dine with some of the men and women who got rich off of your labor, who clip coupons with clean white fingers because your hands dug coal, drilled stone, sewed gar- ments, poured steel to let other people draw dividends and live easy. (Or haven't you had enough yet of the soup-lines and the bit- ter bread of charity?) Walk through Peacock Alley tonight before dinner, and get warm, anyway. You've got nothing else to do.
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Mrs Sharma is looking busy Walking back from her yoga class In Her right hand a bag full of potatoes In her left hand, 2 kilos of onions Its a freaking hot day in Delhi, She stopped a taxi and hurried home Aloo paratha her family's menu for today. At home she went straight to her kitchen Peeled and boiled the Potatoes finely chopped Onion, coriander, ginger and chillies Now where is the garam masala? Here you are Mrs Sharma, Salt Red Chili powder, Garam masala and some butter Aloo Paratha with lots of butter,YUM YUM Lunching at Sharma's home is Splendid better than Mahesh Lunch Home in Juhu, Andheri. Let's get started says Mrs Sharma Let's make the dough Make two chapati add the filling to one chapati and cover it with the second one. Now Mrs Sharma rolls it slightly and heats it in the oven... Let's ask Mrs Sharma, Is food the elixir of life? Yes very much she said She feels like she is living for it. As she spreads butter over the paratha She says her mantra twice, Eat healthy but don’t over eat. She serves aloo paratha hot to her smiling kids adds yoghurt to Mr Sharma's plate she is so proud when she says to her family Eat in moderation and eat healthy.. Smile and let's eat Aloo paratha Mrs Sharma's way...
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May 18, 2013
May 18, 2013 at 1:46 PM UTC
ALOO KA PARATHA
......was a freezing morning. no rooster woke me....i opened my eyes at first light of dawn, sipped hot coffee....my thoughts, recalling....traveling, with the swirling steam... turkey wasn't done yet, but, hours before, table was already set... while awaiting guests, I leant on the counter...my head, to rest, i looked outside the small window and was greeted by a full moon, aglow... there was so much food on the table...weariness was healed by laughter...conversations touched on weather, politics, food...they refused to end, glasses sparkled with bubbly wine....sliced meat was arranged on a big tray...baked sweet potato with caramel smelled, tasted good...broccoli rave was green and spicy...i didn't know potato salad could taste good without meat!....coffee and pies came next.....the dogs, communicated with their eyes and paws...socializing, too, like their masters, i saw what was left, after slicing the plump roasted fowl...a skeleton, still with thick strands of meat, and the  palatable stuffing made with onions and prunes. dishes were washed, kitchen was back in order, after showering....everyone rushed to their beds, yet, i had to peep out the window, one last time... the full moon, still was upon us...confirming its presence....a long time witness to the moments we celebrate........encouraging our moods, our thoughts.....our hearts.......even when it's not a thanksgiving night.. Sally Copyright Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan November 23, 2018
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Nov 24, 2018
Nov 24, 2018 at 10:38 AM UTC
The Day After...
Am I a good person? Underneath all these layers (The layers of an onion) [Like Shrek, full of layers] -pretty sure the onion quote is dead- I don't want you to remove my layers to find a person that isn't the same on the outside. Onions are perfect because with each layer they look exactly alike. If you took me apart we'd find the person I think you want me to be. (If you took me apart you'd be a murderer) [Don't try to find out, organs don't talk.] -The mess would be such a hassle- I wish someone could tell me. It's all in the way, these layers they're all that we have.
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Oct 27, 2020
Oct 27, 2020 at 8:14 PM UTC
Bojack, Tell me.
a lake of blood is promised homes fill with fiber optic prophecy. "put away your lenses children and sleep under the lamp's shade." our purple rice growing Vishnu mumbles and stirs in his sleep. by the crystal pond, a poison frog sings. decorating the sand and reeds are skeletons of the old wars. nearly dust now. unable to make decisions for the weak or young, the strong or the old. four seasons yet to pass attention given to the wolf's lonesome cry. place your head in sand, witness the scorpion. she is emperor and admonisher. the tiger breathes in and breathes out its final breath. lay your belly upon wheat and remove hunger. an angel's velvet wing cools the fever, the old sickness of Old Salem. onions, apples & lemons are sprouting. there, just underneath the horseman's hood. quickly, look.
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Sep 9, 2018
Sep 9, 2018 at 1:24 PM UTC
Adam
Ever heard your voice take a trip mid sentence And start scrambling eggs, Ending sentences with verbs, Mixing Soy sauce with Bacardi And chasing the laughter down your throat with onions Cuckolding in the middle of the afternoon Where violet doesn’t recognize blue As a hue worthy enough to frolic with the afternoon dew, And then your brain smiles to your ****** And you choke on a giggle And wiggle an index finger just a little And remember black widows Were once angels who bought into self fulfilling prophecies Like wearing Armani suits barefoot And breathing through your skin Hoping life doesn’t die in your arms And leave a beautiful corpse With great stories suffocating inside And make the subpar ambitions of an unborn child jealous. Now ever heard a genius cry? ‘cause then you’ve heard an artist cry. Ever ate pork fried rice on a Sunday afternoon? ‘cause if you have you’ve heard the words of Leviticus cry. Ever read these written words? ‘cause if you have you’ve heard memories die And pains scream in alphabets of pleasure— The universal language of immaculate deception That sweeps through every tongue in involuntary pneumonia Like waltzing to the Amen’s of the devil With oxygen choking your nostrils And monoxide nodding your fingers to pull the trigger Of death dancing on the tomb of your destiny Like how a dose of metamorphosis And a 1mg of juxtaposition Is the repertoire of a king of curmudgeon. But ever heard a musical note?   Then you’ve heard the story of how joy lost the war of happiness to bitterness. Ever heard the sound of silence? Then you’ve heard the face of evil and the thoughts of serenity Joined at the hip of rock of Gibraltar, Nodding heads at the gospels of Gothic prophets Spewing sermons of a perfecter way to word the meaning of love. Ever heard a Mockingjay sing? Then you’ve heard the lullabies of suicide, Like falling from grace from the eyes of your one true love And landing on the plastic bag made of her silence Only to wake from the land of death and catch your voice breaking at mid sentence And mend it with the lies of sunshine that you call your life.
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May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012 at 2:51 PM UTC
EXU
Ever heard your voice take a trip mid sentence And start scrambling eggs, Ending sentences with verbs, Mixing Soy sauce with Bacardi And chasing the laughter down your throat with onions Cuckolding in the middle of the afternoon Where violet doesn’t recognize blue As a hue worthy enough to frolic with the afternoon dew, And then your brain smiles to your ****** And you choke on a giggle And wiggle an index finger just a little And remember black widows Were once angels who bought into self fulfilling prophecies Like wearing Armani suits barefoot And breathing through your skin Hoping life doesn’t die in your arms And leave a beautiful corpse With great stories suffocating inside And make the subpar ambitions of an unborn child jealous. Now ever heard a genius cry? ‘cause then you’ve heard an artist cry. Ever ate pork fried rice on a Sunday afternoon? ‘cause if you have you’ve heard the words of Leviticus cry. Ever read these written words? ‘cause if you have you’ve heard memories die And pains scream in alphabets of pleasure— The universal language of immaculate deception That sweeps through every tongue in involuntary pneumonia Like waltzing to the Amen’s of the devil With oxygen choking your nostrils And monoxide nodding your fingers to pull the trigger Of death dancing on the tomb of your destiny Like how a dose of metamorphosis And a 1mg of juxtaposition Is the repertoire of a king of curmudgeon. But ever heard a musical note?   Then you’ve heard the story of how joy lost the war of happiness to bitterness. Ever heard the sound of silence? Then you’ve heard the face of evil and the thoughts of serenity Joined at the hip of rock of Gibraltar, Nodding heads at the gospels of Gothic prophets Spewing sermons of a perfecter way to word the meaning of love. Ever heard a Mockingjay sing? Then you’ve heard the lullabies of suicide, Like falling from grace from the eyes of your one true love And landing on the plastic bag made of her silence Only to wake from the land of death and catch your voice breaking at mid sentence And mend it with the lies of sunshine that you call your life.
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I cant stop crying. Theres lemon in my eyes. Something flew into them. Bugs. Lemon juice. And im cutting onions. I just bit my tongue. It hurts a lot. Everything hurts a lot. Why does it even hurt so bad. Lifes not that bad.
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Sep 24, 2018
Sep 24, 2018 at 5:15 AM UTC
Lemon juice
There was an old man of Blackheath, Whose head was adorned with a wreath, Of lobsters and spice, Pickled onions and mice, That uncommon old man of Blackheath.
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There Was An Old Man Of Blackheath
THE CONSTELLATION OF THE GIRL FROM WALLA-WALLA I lick her lifeline "Oh I can see you are going to have a wet wet life!" she watches the tip of my tongue crawl along her heart line "You will have many many kisses!" she sips her fine wine laughs...munches sweet onions all I say comes true right away guess I got it right cute girl from Walla-Walla sleeping just up against the Pacific Ocean "Shhhh..!" says the Pacific Ocean as it watches over her sleep I place DayGlo stars on all her extremities she becomes her own constellation the constellation of the Girl From Walla-Walla being looked after by a specific Ocean "Walla-Walla!" the waves call to her but she's lost inside a dream "Are you really a real Walla-Wallan?" I ask of her "Yep!" she grins "I'm the real thing!" "The only Walla-Wallan I knew before I knew you was a girl in a book!" I turn the snow-dome up-side d-own watch it snow forever I remember her letter telling me of a snowstorm she once knew "I took a little of the snowstorm put it in the fridge so it could melt in July." "The snow storm had never met a July before so this was its big chance!" "When the left-over snowstorm finally got to meet its July it cried itself into oblivion!" "...here. . ." her letter pauses for ever outside snow falls now
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May 10, 2019
May 10, 2019 at 4:53 PM UTC
THE CONSTELLATION OF THE GIRL FROM WALLA-WALLA
Not eating chocolate covered cherries and strawberries and lychees and onions and chillies and grapes and marshmallows and turtle meat and cake and shark bones and oysters and camel and beef and beef with dog food and rabbit fur and smarties and skittles and twine and rope and yak and buses and buffalo and authors and novels and chipping containers and bicylces and emus and penguins and polar bear slippers and darned socks and stewed lobster and Darwin Deez and get well cards and ibuprofen tablets is fine with me.
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Nov 3, 2013
Nov 3, 2013 at 9:53 PM UTC
List of things not to eat with chocolate by Nathan Douglas Day the elephant whisperer
Shot a rabbit two days ago, it was a good shot taken at distance from height. The rabbit died instantly, it had been digging holes in my lawns, it had to go. I watched it die and I had cause to ponder the death from a religious angle, where believers say we go to another place when we die? I know where this rabbit went, he went into my vegetable garden, buried deep with all the other varmints and critters that have crossed my path. Over the years we, (my wife and I), have turned that patch of barren volcanic ash into a wondrous source of lettuce, potatoes, onions, rhubarb, tomatoes and leek..by adding the carbonaceous remnants of not only these creatures but of composted vegetation, seaweed and selected fertilizers. We also grow the most beautiful roses and deliahs and crysanthemums you will ever come across. And do you know...in the dark of night other little rabbits and bugs and things come out and nibble those very creations...unaware that they are completing the circle of being. This is the true spirit of creation, as I see it, where deep in the garden, the motes of nutrition transmogrify beneficially from one entity to another, eventually, for the common good of all. This is the basis of my belief. Feet on the ground... What is....most definately is! M. Taranaki NZ
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Oct 29, 2018
Oct 29, 2018 at 3:32 PM UTC
Round and round it goes.....
The representative from Ohio wipes his *** with Jose’s brown palms after a bout of verbal defecation. Luckily, Jose’s food truck houses a small sink in the corner where he can wash his hands in between baskets of chorizo prepared for rich politicians. Sometimes Jose scrubs so hard dream flakes rub off of his skin and he throws them into the wastebasket to be picked up by the sanitation workers who eagerly jump like frogs in orange vests into the waste of Americana. When the Representative stops by for a plate of carne asada, Jose’s dream specks pepper the beef and his salty sweat flavors the inside of the burrito. He grills the onions and green peppers with a dash of minimum wage and boils the rice in a mixture of blood and pieces of his heritage. He serves the meal in a white Styrofoam tray and drizzles it with cheese flowing from an open wound. The receipt is an unpaid medical bill, the drink an icy reminder of his future sipped through a straw. The nightly news tells Jose the Representative is bedridden with a stomach infection. He complains his insides feel like a million ***** feet kicking the lining, like unheard mouths with rows of sharp teeth gnawing at the liver. Jose to the tv: tonight we’re not starving.
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Oct 9, 2013
Oct 9, 2013 at 11:42 PM UTC
The Representative Lunches At The Food Truck
Finally it is done. For months I have been collecting ingredients for the magical elixir - home grown ginger and rosemary, fresh organic garlic, onions and lemon, finely chopped jalapeno pepper, powdered turmeric, Ceylon cinnamon, tulsi, kelp and black pepper. What eluded me was the pungent, fresh horseradish, unexpectedly absent in our stores and farmers markets, until a birthday trip to New York, when we found the massive roots in a Russian market. And, once properly chopped and shredded and zested, all is covered and bathed in organic apple cider vinegar, a superfood in itself, where it will draw out the healing constituents of each vital ingredient, creating a powerhouse of wellness. And now we wait. Four to eight weeks of shaking the jars every day before we drain the lot, run the pulp through a juice extractor and add the final touch ... local honey, raw and unfiltered, adding sweetness and its own preserving power, along with a strong boost to health. A long time to wait for this Nectar of the Gods, but so very worth it: a shot of this each day and colds and flu stand no chance - bacteria and virus alike overwhelmed - say goodbye to illness. Let us now give thanks to our grandmothers and all the lay herbalists of generations long past, for through their efforts, our own knowledge is greatly enriched. We stand on the shoulders of giants. 5July2015
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Jul 6, 2015
Jul 6, 2015 at 9:19 PM UTC
Fire Cider
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the hills The kinfolk were drinkin' as they tend to their stills The longjohns were hung by the chimney with care No stockings were found, just underwear The children were nestled so high in their bunks Their quilts made of skins from rabbits and skunks Granny with her false teeth and gun on her knee Was waiting for Santa as she sat by the tree From out of the barn there arose such a noise We thought it was Grandpa drinkin' with the boys But what to my wandering eye should appear It was just cousin Cleatus in mama's brassiere And then from the rooftop we heard it at last Like the sound of thunder or a shot gun blast We have Christmas dinner, it's finally here Granny kidnapped Santa while we shot his deer Venison all covered with onions for stew And even old Santa enjoyed some too His belly was full when he walked out the door But he couldn't resist when we offered him more Well that's the story of our Christmas here Merry Christmas to all 'til the same time next year © All Rights Reserved
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Dec 5, 2010
Dec 5, 2010 at 8:14 PM UTC
Twas the Night Before Christmas Hillbilly Style
There were wounds covering the small of my back Where you stabbed me time and time again I handed you trust Watched you dice it like onions The fumes exhausting my tear ducts Doing everything I can from letting them flow The knife is on the ground Rusted and tired Those wounds have scared over I know now what I didn't know then That trust is not to be catered It is to be earned You've exhausted your rations It'll be difficult to watch you hunger for the taste of my trust, but I am stronger now than I was yesterday That, I can thank you for
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Jan 29, 2013
Jan 29, 2013 at 10:31 PM UTC
The Tortured Chef Has Longed To Be Pampered