Gary,
As a list of wholesome snacks this has me reaching for the fridge. Would be
nice to
see maple syrup in there too BTW. It reads a bit like a poem that set out to
be a political poem but discovered something more tasty en route, and that
may be no bad thing for a poem sometimes.
BW,
Colin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Blankenship" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:22 PM
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
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