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Hard-earned Meals

Outline: One I wrote ayear ago on Get Writing.
Why: Posterity
11th February 2006
Hard-earned Meals
Poetry Author: Firecat
Created: 09 February 2005




Do not give a king a crown ~
He has so many, he will not be pleased!
Give him a nice new ermine gown ~
But tell him, the animals were all diseased!

If you serve up for a chef,
Give him hotdogs or a burger.
If you serve him cordon bleu
His reply will just be eugh!

If you want people to enjoy
The fruits of all your toil,
Go out to the hedgerows and the arches?
Find people there to spoil!
Author Explanation: I can't remember; it does seem rather odd.
Sammy-Sparkle
[Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:06 pm]
You posted this on GW a year ago, FC? I hope its reception then wasn't as non-existent as it has been this time. This is a 24-hour/no-reviews wee cracker. Cool
Give him a nice new ermine gown ~
But tell him, the animals were all diseased!
The mind boggles. Laughing
If you serve up for a chef,
Give him hotdogs or a burger.
If you serve him cordon bleu
His reply will just be eugh!
I love the Eugh rhyme. I used to meet a lot of top chefs (interviewing them for me mag), and they're so snobby it's unbelievable. Crying or Very sad
If you want people to enjoy
The fruits of all your toil,
Go out to the hedgerows and the arches?
Find people there to spoil!
The last verse has me furiously scratching my noggin. I love puzzles, FC. That verse is like a sudoku in words.
Ezxcellent poem. Cool
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Firecat
[Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:54 pm]
Thanks, Sammy! Just had a bad bout of 'flu. Nothing like one of your reviews to cheer me up! Cheers
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maipenrai
[Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:34 pm] hard earned meals
good one firecat
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I know that you have suffered lad
but suffer this a while
whatever makes a soldier cry
will make a killer smile

L. Cohen
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battyboo
[Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:29 pm]
Quote:
Give him a nice new ermine gown ~
But tell him, the animals were all diseased
!

HAHAHAHA
good one! Smile

i like the whole idea behind
this work
itz well written
short, rhyming stanzaz
very in sync and nicely put

but point to be noted:
no one does that for anyone anymore
and the one fool who, out of goodness, does...
gets taken for a ride and dumped

but hey, well done...

bee

The reviewer would appreciate your comments on: Like a Moth To a Flame
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*life isnt as bad we'd like to think...take of your darkglasses, and try a shade of tinted pink...itz so much prettier..

..not quite jaded, but customized illusion fairly intouch with reality Smile*
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Firecat
[Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:59 pm]
Ah, but Mahwish across the road tells me that at Eid, her family feeds the whole village. Shocked
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Scribbler
[Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:43 am]
Black cat Hi Mogs. I enjoyed this. I remember you having flu last year...we both had it had if I remember - but it was a very interesting year all the same. I loved the ideas in this..and I guess you are thinking we should all be looking to feed those who are in need rather than the 'already haves'....a nice thought all in all. Scribs xx
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Firecat
[Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:51 am]
Hello, Scribby!
I think this one is a little disjointed and preachy, thinking on the hoof, but it just about gets there?
Glad that you enjoyed it, and always happy when you drop by!
Take Care,
Love Nikki x
Smooch
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