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JOSIE'S POEMS
F o o d P o e m s
By Josie Whitehead
DOING THE SHOPPING
By Josie Whitehead
(Written in Anapaestic Tetrameter)
A small bottle of ketchup; two bottles of wine.
Then this herbal shampoo will make my hair shine.
A crisp lettuce, tomatoes, a cucumber too
And some carrots and turnips to put in my stew.
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A large packet of soup mix, some flour for the cake
And for dinner tonight - well, perhaps some nice steak.
I need ham for our rolls; also one pound of cheese –
And, oh yes, for the freezer, a packet of peas.
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We have run out of milk, so this large one will do.
No, the smaller one's better for just me and you.
Now, a dozen small eggs? No, I think I'll buy large.
Then there's sugar, of course, and a large tub of marg.
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I must not forget teabags and coffee as well - -
And this coffee's the best. You can tell by the smell!
Just a small bar of chocolate. Here's my favourite one!
I'll now pay at the checkout. My shopping's all done!
Copyright on all my poems
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Add a pause, a little longer than after a comma, when you see a dash at the end of the line. This is where I pause for thought of course.
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* I am often asked, when I visit classrooms: 'Where do you find the next subject for your poems?' hmmmmm My answer? Anywhere - yes, even in the supermarket. You'll find subjects anywhere also, I'm sure. Josie
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