"Green bologney's not too bad,
if you scrape it off," said Dad.
"Don't give the liver to the cat;
maybe I might have wanted that!"
"MMM, Pickled eggs...what a delight;
why, I could eat them every night!"
But then the gas...Oh how it blows!
Sometimes I have to hold my nose!
"That hamburger stinks? Well, so you say,
Wash it off! It'll be okay!"
"The goulash has been there a bit too long?"
"Add jalapeno....there's nothing wrong!"
"Waste not, want not is what I say!"
"We had to eat dirt back in my day!"
"You say it's been in there for weeks,
and that the refrigerator reeks?"
"That wasn't cilantro on that potato stuff?"
"Just heat and eat....it's good enough!"
(Afterword)
Then his stomach began to churn
He complained about such bad heartburn!
His face got red, he had to spew!
I snickered and said, "Hey, I told you!"
And now whenever I throw out the food
that has gone past it's time...it's understood.
He sort-of just looks the other way
"cause he remembers how sick he got that day!
Author notes
Funny! Have you ever known anyone who just can't stand to throw anything out? This is just for them!
How does this poem make you feel? What was your general impression?
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Wonderful
Very creative and well expressed. Very nice use of rhyme. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you!
Thanks for readin Penman! As you know I value your opinion!
Best regards
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Funny and cute, an amusing nod to human nature.
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Hi starrynight3636!
I cracked up writing this one! It probably made me laugh more than anyone else! LOL
Thanks for reading
Have a great Holiday!
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This poem makes me feel like I am reading a Dr. Suess book due to the rhyming and funniness that have been laced through the truth about food that is too old to eat. It also reminds me about my grandparents. While I love them dearly, they are the type of people who don't ever throw hardly anything away. They recycle almost everything that they can, and would never think about not clearing their plates- even when they are stuffed. Even the stuff like peals get put in a compost pile, for their garden. Anyways- the only thing I would change would be the last part- it seems to change a lot in style from the first section of 2 line segments of quotes. I'm not sure if there is a way to re-word the whole (afterward) section, but I think it would go better if it were also quotes in 2 line stanzas. -
Haha, this is a riot. I got one of those in my family, who'll never throw anything out. "Scrape off the top, the inside is fine"
Fun read. nice job with the rhyming and humor.
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lol.......thanks for the morning laugh
I hate to throw things out but not to that extent.....lol
this was a fun read this morning
thanks for sharing
by the way great rhyme and flow
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its a cute little gross poem kudos grandmother
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My mom sometimes do that but she never did it to food that passed its time, lol and I am not of that type, I sometimes even enjoy throwing food away. xD
Very funny write, thanks for sharing and making me smile.
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It made me smile,as a chef I can relate. lol.
not that I keep old food.any one who can eat that without being ill, must have a stomach of iron.
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So cute Not an artistic triumph or anything, but it sure made me smile!!!! I am the one in the family wh is constantly concerned about waste. I haven't gotten sick yet though! Maybe a similar experiencde could mellow me out
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GOODNESS
yes it is hard to throw food away, but when it gets mold and geen eyed,,,it better not to chew lol
nice piece of humor good one!
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