fed by the sun

apples pears and peaches too
soon enough all will be new
cold will break
spring will come
buds will grow
fed by the sun

Chocolate Chip Cookies

ooey gooey
chocolate bits
add some nuts
you have a hit!
crispy edges
soft inside
I’ll save you some...

oops...
I tried !!

In Praise of The Potato

Oh, the mighty mighty spud,
how I love you so!
Let me call you
your full name
my dear Po-ta-to.

So very very yummy
in all your varied forms —
baked or mashed
or hashed right up —
you make my belly warm!

I know you have detractors,
they spur you for your carbs.
Let’s ignore those silly folk,
their cruel warnings,
senseless barbs!

For you are The Potato!
A king! A queen! A prince!
Always there for easy eating,
a quick boil
after a rinse.

Thank you thank you Dear Potato,
for all your fleshy starch!
Should they try to ban you
to your defense
I will march!!

joking pastry

hard to imagine
a loaf of bread walking
what if you saw
a pat of butter talking
would you laugh
at a pastry that joked
roll your eyes
at a doughnut that smoked
if food could talk
what would it say?
eat me please
or just walk away??

In Praise of Peanut Butter

You won’t ever convince me
Of a better kind of food
Than good old peanut butter
I’m sorry, is that rude?

Do you not like peanuts?
Or a tiny bit of salt?
Spread on bread the perfect bite
Crunchy sort is my default

Spread on celery stalks
Or with some type of jelly
Put it in a cookie too
Or just go spoon direct to belly

I hope you aren’t allergic
If you are I feel so bad
Without my peanut butter
Life would be so sad

Of course I’m being silly
But the truth — I love the stuff
In praise of peanut butter
Ok, I’ll stop... that is enough

In Praise of Toast

I love myself a cracker
With a piece of cheese
Just not in early morning
Toast for me then if you please

To me it’s like a cracker
A steady support slab
For something nice and tasty
Just butter? Mostly drab

How ‘bout peanut butter
Or maybe with some jam
You could layer a piece of swiss
Put it with some ham

Or maybe go for creamy
Avocado toast
Cream cheese? Not just for bagels
That’s one I love the most

I once spread ricotta
You have to add some salt
Keep that one between us
Put it in the vault

It has to do with texture
The crunchy paired with cream
The thing is toasting matters
Burned will make me scream

Of course I have to mention
The classic diner pair
See a plate with eggs show up
Toast likely right there

Yes I do love a piece
Of crunchy toasted bread
But more and more the carb load
Fills me with some dread

Maybe just one slice
With a favorite topping
Just cut back a little bit
Instead of fully stopping