[carterj98]

I'd never checked this board before, but today I took a look, and this particular thread struck my fancy. So I'm three months late. Who cares?

Carter


Up till yesterday,
when Ellie lost her wisdom teeth,
I thought she had one use for me and only one.

But as noon came near I got a call.
"Help!" her mother said.
"Ellie demands you cook for her.
She's in pain, and craving nothing more
than your delicious soup."

I boiled potatoes,
minced the leeks,
fiercely chopped the onions,
dribbled in the cream,
and it was good.

Poor Ellie smiled when I turned up,
pale, though, and wan she was.

Up till yesterday I thought
she only needed me
when things got really tough,
and she could not decide
whether proper usage called
for semicolon, dash,
or just a comma and conjunction, too.

I knew there was a gene
for getting punctuation right.
But leek and Maine potato soup, that
nectar of the gods?
Oh, she's my kin. No doubt.

It takes a pro to pull her teeth,
opium can ease her pain,
but only Grandpa can produce
the sustenance that makes her smile.

[carterj98]

Robert--

I ate that salad when I was a tot. CoolWhip did not exist, and nothing
froze until the temperature dropped below 32. It was horrible then,
and I have avoided it ever since. I also dislike Waldorf salad, if you
need any more prompting for sonnet writing.

As to your poem, it follows the form, and evokes disgust, which it
should. Having studied it in some detail, and compared it to some by
such people as E. Browning, W. Blake, and W.C. Bryant, I can say
now with some confidence that I know what a sonnet is, so I thank
you for it.

I hope this counts as a response for promotion of your putative contest.

Carter

[Robt_Ward]

u betcha

(robt)

[Lightning Bug]

"Musings on Food Names"

The man who labeled relish
engaged in oversell.
For relish, I’m not zelish...
it rarely makes me rel.

Conversely, there’s divinity –
now that guy got it right!
From Heaven it was sent to me.
I rel its every bite.



[This message has been edited by Lightning Bug (edited April 24, 2004).]