Thursday, February 24, 2011

Thursday Think Tank #37 -- All in a Days Work

IMAGE CREDIT:  POETS UNITED - THURSDAY THINK TANK #37


A lemon's work is never done

Chef
Squeeze me over white fish
Or your add me to your sauce
I can dress up your salad
To make it special – I promise

Baker
We can't forget the baked goods
Yummy lemon meringue pie
Lemon pudding and lemon cake
and the extra weight upon your thighs! 

Confectioner
Gum drops, hard candy, lemon jellies
Lollipops, lemon sours
Lemon chocolate, lemon bombs
It's the lemon candy hour!

Bartender
I get twisted in martinis
Or added to a punch
You can also spike my lemonade
But not at a working lunch

Interior Decorator
Put us in a large glass bowl
All my friends and me
We make a lovely centerpiece
And look great at your fancy party

Doctor
To make you feel human
You'd squeeze me in hot water
Crush an aspirin and sweeten with honey
A recipe from my grandmother

House Maid
To cut through tough messes
Here’s what you should do
Add me to some water
And I will clean for you

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Now where's that martini?
CHEERS!

12 comments:

  1. Cheers to the Bartender stanza...sic

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  2. Hard working little critters! Good one!

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  3. Fun to read; I love how they take the garlic smell off your hands. oooh, Lemon meringue pie...
    Your poem makes me want to enjoy the sweet n' sour of this light, refreshing fruit~

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  4. A very clever take on the prompt...I will never take the lemon for granted again...LOL!

    Lynette

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  5. I like this poem--the many lives of a lemon! Made me smile. I live in a town named after you, by the way. LOL (Irvine).

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  6. I like this poem. I love the way you've written about the versatility of the lemon. It does indeed come useful in many places and it is a favorite cooking ingredient.

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  7. What useful little lemons. They cause poetry to be written too!

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  8. I enjoyed reading this and really like the idea of crushed aspirin in lemon and honey from your grandma. I have not heard of this. My father's recipe included harder stuff. Your poem makes me think of all the uses of lemons.

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  9. Three cheers to the hard-working lemon!

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