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Gratitude For Recent Food

In fourteen ninety two Upon the sea’s traverse Europeans discovered food On the other side of Earth: The sweet-potato root, The corn of the land, And avocado fruits Delighted White-Man. Astonishing peppers Overseas, marched As potatoes eased hunger with plentiful starch. The pineapple prize, and the squashes, grew large; Tomato sauce thrived And green beans wore pods. Dreamy vanilla And the strawberry gem Plus chocolate, the thriller From America, stem. And peanuts in pods And cashews, and pecans… Let us Thank G-d For the foods from the land!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 11/1/2018 9:53:00 AM
Long but well worth the read!
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Hannah Borke
Date: 11/1/2018 12:09:00 PM
I worked on it long. Each set of rhymes was a fuss
Date: 10/18/2017 5:16:00 PM
Yes, it's possible the nightshades are not good for my arthritis. I think it depends on the person. DARK chocolate is so good for us!
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Date: 10/12/2017 8:17:00 PM
Hannah, my fellow FOODIE. I too have written poems like this going on and on about certain ones I love! This was informative and well written. Love your wit and humor! So sad that a lot of these foods are the worst ones for weight gain.
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Hannah Borke
Date: 10/14/2017 9:00:00 PM
More info.: Paradoxically, Dr. Gundry, a nutrition "trailblazer", rails against 'nightshade' foods -- tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and eggplant; and HAILS chocolate. (Against all wholegrains, too). Thanks for your compliment!
Date: 10/3/2017 4:43:00 PM
I can't even imagine the expressive effort it must have taken to write such a convincing poem--Kudos for the original and creative theme!
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Hannah Borke
Date: 10/3/2017 6:28:00 PM
Thanks for the FEEDback!
Date: 10/1/2017 9:53:00 AM
What a tremendous write. You gave us a smorgasbord of delights to choose from.
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Hannah Borke
Date: 10/1/2017 12:22:00 PM
Thanks for the 'feed'back. Many people are oblivious that our generation is gifted with food pleasures in addition to electronics and digital privileges.
Date: 9/28/2017 12:26:00 AM
Great write Hannah, love that you covered the whole food table! Now I feel full. Cheers Craig
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Hannah Borke
Date: 9/28/2017 6:47:00 AM
Usually, I belittle my poems, and rightfully. Not with this one; I like it,too.
Date: 9/18/2017 9:32:00 AM
WOWSA!
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Hannah Borke
Date: 9/18/2017 9:49:00 AM
You have a short attention span. Did you read the whole thing?! That would be a big compliment.
Date: 9/18/2017 9:13:00 AM
Awesome :)
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Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 9/18/2017 9:59:00 AM
Your perfect audience, I ate it all up! Your appreciation is shared.
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Hannah Borke
Date: 9/18/2017 9:30:00 AM
I was actually full of appreciation, and I let it out.