"Meat and Potato Stew"
By Jessica Morgan
A hearty composition
Meat and potato stew
Now serving dramatic nutrition
Of edible words to chew
A delectable tale
A proper poetic feast
Hunger doth assail
Give a little taste, at least
Herbs and spice
A calescent concoction
Of belletristic vice
Palatable desires at auction
Linguistic address
Through chef's argot
Prepare to digest
Ladle laden lingo
Spoon is to pen
As stew is to story
So says my culinary zen
Savory, satirical glory!
"My name is Jessica Morgan. I enjoy writing as a hobby and am hopeful that my poem can bring some smiles to those who appreciate creative writing -- or a home-cooked meal."
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"Winter Beds"
By Todd Mountjoy
as autumn hardens into
a cold darkness
our bed has become as
inviting and exciting
as the first bed we shared
in that little apartment
when we were so young
and entwined together
sharing our first winter
in unimagined warmth
"The end of autumn reminds me of that special time my wife and I shared the first year we married. We were so poor and didn't have the luxuries most would consider necessities, but we had each other that first winter (and still do twenty-three years later)."
