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Nov 21 04, 10:39
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Stuffing with Flair
‘Twas the day of Thanksgiving, when all through the house, Lori and Peter were cursing that louse who snuck in and stole the stuffing late last night, they hoped that he dropped having been in their plight:
The guests were arriving with veggies and dips, while Momma maintained “This’ll add to your hips!” Aunt Cathy appeared with her baked apple pie, Grandma requested the “cooked bird’s left thigh”;
When all of a sudden my family then saw no stuffing ingredients, no bread crumbs, no slaw; “What shall we do, our stuffing’s been kidnapped?” “We’ll just have to make due, the funds have been tapped!”
Away to the pantry I flew like a flash, tore open the boxes of foil and mash. “There’s nothing in here we can make its place, I’ll wish for some stuffing when saying our grace.”
Just then did my genius other half come say, “We’ll make up some stuffing, and make it this way! A sprinkle of laughter we bottled before combined with a nap we will need and a snore…
A dash of a dance we will make when our team wins the big game and we toast with a cream of curried pine needles we’ll use to make wreaths in place of the stuff that we never should eat!”
"A stuffing of dreams with a wish they’ll come true we’ll make for our loved ones, a gift they can chew. Where people can eat all the stuffing they want and never feel guilted by ‘Weight Watchers’ taunt.
Stir in some seasoning of memories to share, tell everyone now of our stuffing with flair; topped off with a hug and a kiss just for you, we hope you’ve enjoyed this here stuffing debut!"
© 2004 Lorraine M. Kanter All rights reserved by Lorraine M Kanter as an unpublished work.
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Dec 10 04, 09:26
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Dear Cleo, I especially like parodies as they add an extra element to poetry as the reader goes beyond the poetry itself to compare it to the original. I think too it allows the reader into greater insight into the writer. Nicely done! Cheers, jgd
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Dec 10 04, 10:05
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This is far better than breadcrumbs and onion, It's witty and thoughtful and packed full of funnion. I'll fly to the kitchen right now without pause And deliver it up to my wife, Mrs Claus.
I see it was made for good ol' Thanksgiving But I think with a soupcon of Love and some sieving We can use this fine mix. Cleo, what do you say? May I scatter your message abroad Christmas Day?
Yours whiskeredly, S. Claus aka JJ
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Dec 11 04, 08:46
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QUOTE (jgdittier @ Dec. 10 2004, 09:26) Dear Cleo, I especially like parodies as they add an extra element to poetry as the reader goes beyond the poetry itself to compare it to the original. I think too it allows the reader into greater insight into the writer. Nicely done! Cheers, jgd Hello Ron! :angel:
I too enjoy the parodies - the trick is to match the syllable counts and try to maintain the same metered patterns too. :detective:
Thanks for stopping by!
~Cleo :xmas:
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Dec 11 04, 09:08
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QUOTE (jayjay @ Dec. 10 2004, 10:05) This is far better than breadcrumbs and onion, It's witty and thoughtful and packed full of funnion. I'll fly to the kitchen right now without pause And deliver it up to my wife, Mrs Claus.
I see it was made for good ol' Thanksgiving But I think with a soupcon of Love and some sieving We can use this fine mix. Cleo, what do you say? May I scatter your message abroad Christmas Day?
Yours whiskeredly, S. Claus aka JJ What an excellent reply :xmas: !
Absolutely JJ! We can even substitute this line: ‘Twas the day of Thanksgiving, when all through the house
with this:
‘Twas the morning of Christmas, when all through the house'
Cheers and thanks! ~Cleo :xmas:
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