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Monday, September 7, 2020

The Kitchen


Where no one likes a witch in,
Ingredients are switched in,
And chores are sometimes ditched in
The kitchen.

Where my mom found some britch(es) in,
And sometimes swung a switch in,
While all of us would pitch in
Mom’s kitchen.

Occasionally a glitch in,
And recipes hit a hitch in,
But only scents are rich in
My kitchen.

So Sing Along with Mitch in,
And try whatever’s ‘kitch’ in,
To satisfy your itch in
Your kitchen.

Cause Mondays do get knocked a lot
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With pleasant thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So Jenny, Charlotte, Mimi, Me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And when you’ve ready what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?

Next week, stop and take a look,
We'll talk of what we love, our BOOKS!

17 comments:

  1. Another winner, Dianne. Just brilliant - well done. Here's my effort (a last ditch attempt at the eleventh hour).

    The Kitchen ( a Percy poem)

    Everyone is fast asleep
    It’s quiet in the kitchen
    All is safely stored away
    But Percy’s on a mission.
    He pads softly from his basket
    Across the kitchen floor
    Then with a deftly feline swipe
    He opens the cupboard door.

    He peers into the interior
    There’s all sorts of stuff inside
    He begins to carefully pull things out
    Cans, bottles, dishcloths all collide
    In a mangled mess behind him
    But Percy’s unaware -
    His paws now scrabbling madly
    To make a space in there.

    Washing powder, scouring pads,
    Kitchen rolls and rubber gloves
    Are scattered all around him
    As Percy pulls and shoves.
    Bleach and disinfectant bottles
    Roll across the floor
    Thankfully intact
    And away from Percy’s paws.

    When satisfied his work is done
    He climbs in, turns round and round
    And in the blinking of an eye
    He’s snoring, safe and sound.

    The sun shines through the window
    There’s a startled shout. And then
    Percy turns a sleepy head to hear
    “Oh, Percy - Not again!”

    (Bad Puss, Percy!)

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    1. I Like your funny Percy poems. Even though for me, Percy's the ghost in my Unicorn Farm stories ;)

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    2. Smiling. And carefully not reading this poem to our Jazz.

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  2. I may just have to send a copy of this to my boys!

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  3. Kitchens are magical places. Thank you for your skilful depiction of yours.

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  4. The kitchen. Where some stumble and some shine. One day COVID-19 will be gone and you will be hearing me knocking on your door, asking for some pie. because, like me, you remember Mitch Miller!

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    1. My Mom had all the albums, Alana. I sang along with Mitch my whole growing up years! Such fond memories!
      Just let me know when you're coming. There WILL be pie! :)

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  5. Nice poem. I remember "sing-along-with-Mitch on the TV, with the words on the screen and a little bouncing ball indicating each word as it was sung.

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    1. Now I want a do-over! We never got that. Only the LPs and reading the words off the covers...

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  6. It is the best place, and i love the way you did this. Also, thanks for being patient as i catch up on reading!

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  7. because, like me, you remember Mitch Miller!

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