Burned Breakfast -- a Poem for Friday Writings
"Don't cry over burnt toast"
'twas a weekday morning
had nothing special planned
Coffee and snack time
10:30 AM
The Mrs. had a Kolache
split in two
one piece for her
another for me
She had eaten hers
with her cup of coffee
I put mine in the micro
set for "Reheat"
forgot the Kolache
tending my coffee
suddenly I smelled smoke
something was burning
Oops, forgot my food
normally a warm touch
and I will take it out
O dear what will I do
I am a bit hungry
lunch would be around three
when we get home after the
doctor's special visit
Open the fridge
not much there
assortment of leftovers
greeted my eyes
Make do, make do
leftovers better than none
let's see what we can do
Who's the "we" brother Jim?
We shall find how well they blend
Cottage cheese, low fat
"Cajun style Crab Dip"
very hot to the taste
And a whole gob of brown beans
"Bush's Best, Original"
Got them on sale, 99 cents
With a fresh pack of
crisp graham crackers
That was quite a haul
beans made the difference
Top it off, quite full now
with three soft dark prunes
Those finished it off
for a guy who could not
wear his upper appliance
today, dentist's order
Mouth should heal a bit
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- Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehove 2023, all rights reserved
- I am linked with Rosemary for an inspiring prompt phrase at the Friday Writings #84 ,
- Rosemary has asked "us to be inspired by the phrase "Broken glass crunching under the boot steps"."
- We were to limit our writing to 360 words, mine has 216 without the title covered
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Labels: Eating, Food, Friday Writings, Jim Does, Jim's Life, Poem, prose poem, Story, Story Poem, True
posted by Jim @ 7/06/2023 10:40:00 PM
10 comments
10 Comments:
You never know what you can put together from boxes and leftovers in the fridge!!!! Sometimes more interesting that a freshly cooked meal! :)
Interesting leftovers! I imagine you could get quite creative with that – and you also got poetic!
Haha ... an enjoyable read ... the last thing a tender mouth needs is crunchy food. Soft prunes are the perfect answer. And it's good to know you can still buy something for 99 cents. :))
That sounds like something my husband would make that I wouldn't eat. There's always scrambled eggs!
Beans for breakfast? Why not?
Not sure about the prunes, but I would eat the cottage cheese dish ... all of it. Though I would use regular as low fat adds more sugar.
You're pretty creative with what's left in the fridge. :)
Sometimes the leftovers of life are worth living
Yeah ..to be satisfied with what is around...for whatever is even there might not be relished to the full..... I see an underlying message. Very creative
That is one creative meal, Jim. Some of my best meals have come from gatherings in the fridge.
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