Peanuts have an obsessiveness in the US that salt had for the French
Revolution. This is a manifestation, and a very good one Gary.
bw
James
>From: Gary Blankenship <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:22:14 -0800
>
>Peanut Butter
>
>Peanut butter sandwiches are bland.
> --Sharon Svendsen
>
>smooth and creamy
>clover honey
>plain wheat bread
>
>Lena on the radio dial
>
>chunky old-fashion
>blackberry jam
>homemade white thick-cut
>
>Ella and Louie scat the levy
>
>dill pickle
>hot pepper jelly
>banana
>apple butter
>
>Bo, Fats and Buddy rock the garage
>
>bacon and lettuce
>mayo on one slice
>grilled
>
>Dizzy shakes the juke joint
>
>chocolate chips
>white or semi
>butterscotch
>or even peanut butter
>Wonder Bread and oleo
>
>apple, apricot, avocado
>watermelon rind
>
>Miles trumpets heaven
>
>peanut butter cookies
>with stripes across the top
>girl scout filled
>and nutter butters
>
>*
>
>grade school
>we were learned about peanuts
>how George Washington Carver
>created hundreds of foods,
>from the humble goober:
>sweet pickle, mayo, cheese cream,
>sausage, mock goose, oil,
>milk, vinegar, coffee, punch
>and dainties
>
>he was nearly the only Negro
>taught in school or at least
>I don't remember others
>except maybe Fredrick Douglas,
>Sojourner Truth, Uncle Remus
>old Tom, Louie, and Al
>
>history before lunch -
>peanut butter sandwich
>with grape jelly on white bread,
>sugar cookie, apple and milk
>
>*
>
>The blues beat on
>
>
>WATCH THIS SPACE FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MINDFIRE RENEWED SOON. Poets for
>Peace.... ˇPoemas sí, balas no!
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