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We've had enough really
of perfect skies and gentle waves
smooth beaches that never end
and palm trees in love with the heat.
We've had enough
of veggies variety
and cheese on the menu
every single day.
It was time to pack and go
time to return to the land
of the flawed
with inadequate landscapes
and greyish skies.
Time for a breakfast the English way
with fried sausages eggs and beans
toasts with salted butter
and sweet sour marmalade,
time for a perfectly brewed pot of tea .
It is a coincidence that our marmalade
has a southern sunset colour
and is made of oranges
from Seville in Spanish land, while
English tea’s nobility comes from
a combined flavour of India and Africa.
My kids instead, I suspect,
have been genetically modified
by Mr Mac Donald's cheese burgers
and Kentucky fried chickens,
as a result they do endure,
aren't they shrewd?
Morning toasts with...
...this is so rude
may Queen and country
forgive us all
what I mean is: morning toasts
with a butter made of peanuts
smooth or chunky it is yucky
and its taste is an insult
to the palate of a loyal British subject.
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Author notes
Option: 1. Marmalade dreams, peanut butter screams
Dedicated to my very British Husband.
A contest entry
- Pif Prompt Contest by penman.
1500 points, ended August 8, 8 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Brilliant darling. *fun British accent, or at least attempted it* I like it. Makes you think about the culture shock people feel when they go to places they never been.
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Thank you so much for the visit and nice comment.
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haha , very droll.... i only recently became aware of british breakfast's inclusion of baked beans / not a fave. congrats on the gold.
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Thank you so much for your visit I hope you are well.
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Wonderfully creative! Congrats on your gold.
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Thank you so much for your nice comment.
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Wonderful
Very creative and so well done. Best of luck in the contest
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Thank you ever so much for the Gold and the fun contest loved the choice of prompts you had concocted... for me Marmalade and peanuts butter was an obvious one. Thanks
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You're very welcome
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wonderfully fun and clever write. oh the tastes to we set our pallet on ( or more those that touch our heart as memories of home) a joy to read these lines.
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Wonderful! A great light-hearted take on the prompt. An entree with some fine poetic garnish: "beaches that never end and palm trees in love with the heat", followed by a hearty helping of ironic reflections. I'm sure many English parents could relate to those. The title, in perfect keeping with the persona's attitude, is simple and straightforward. The time for being fancy, the holiday, has come to an end !
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