Beet Poetry
Caught red-handed60 total reviews
Comment from Just2Write
I liked this. I always cook my beets with the skin on. When done and cooled just a little bit, I wrap them in a paper towel and gently sqeeze. The skin comes right off and the blood red juice is absorbed by the towel vs. staining your hands. Just a thought - unless you'd like to end up in a Dean Kuch short story. LOL.
Nice irony of making this little kichen caper read much like a murder mystery. Heather Rose
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I liked this. I always cook my beets with the skin on. When done and cooled just a little bit, I wrap them in a paper towel and gently sqeeze. The skin comes right off and the blood red juice is absorbed by the towel vs. staining your hands. Just a thought - unless you'd like to end up in a Dean Kuch short story. LOL.
Nice irony of making this little kichen caper read much like a murder mystery. Heather Rose
Comment Written 31-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2017
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Oh, thank you, Heather Rose, for your review. I always roast beets with their skins on and then peel them still warm in my bare hands. It was only after I wrote my poem and searched for a picture to accompany it did I find pictures of people using gloves or paper towels to peel beets, but if I had used such tools, I never would have written this poem. Thanks again. Happy New Year.
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So true. Poems come from within, but how they get there is through the joys and disappointments of life that we live.
Comment from rjuselius
Hahaha. Indeed.. Beet: The root of all evil.. Pretty funny and cute.
Thanks for sharing!
Blessings and a big squeeze!
Rebekka x
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Hahaha. Indeed.. Beet: The root of all evil.. Pretty funny and cute.
Thanks for sharing!
Blessings and a big squeeze!
Rebekka x
Comment Written 31-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2017
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Yes, Rebekka, beets: the root of all evil. Clever. Thank you for your review and blessings. The same to you, too.
Comment from estory
This little poem has some really nice musical elements woven into it. I really liked how you stitched in all those alliterations, all those 'r' 's' 'm' and 'l' sounds, and they were kind of strewn throughout it and interlocking, and it came off as very subtle, with a nice echoing effect. I think it does kind of match up with WC Williams in tone, and sort of with this image, and it kind of connects with feelings for a delicious little moment, a moment where the beets sacrifice themselves to give the cook pleasure. a bit humorous, and very nicely crafted. estory
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This little poem has some really nice musical elements woven into it. I really liked how you stitched in all those alliterations, all those 'r' 's' 'm' and 'l' sounds, and they were kind of strewn throughout it and interlocking, and it came off as very subtle, with a nice echoing effect. I think it does kind of match up with WC Williams in tone, and sort of with this image, and it kind of connects with feelings for a delicious little moment, a moment where the beets sacrifice themselves to give the cook pleasure. a bit humorous, and very nicely crafted. estory
Comment Written 31-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2017
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Wow, estory, I was unaware that I had alliterated my poem. I write by sound, picture, emotions, and message. Yes, the beets sacrificed themselves. An early draft alluded to the Mayan sacrifice in which priests ripped out the hearts of victims. That direct allusion disappeared in my final poem, although the stained hands remained. Thank you for your review. Happy New Year!
Comment from mermaids
This is the first poem I have read about beets and I do enjoy eating them. The enthusiasm for beets comes through clearly in your words, they stain hands and clothing very easily. You have an usual theme here for a poem and it works well.
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This is the first poem I have read about beets and I do enjoy eating them. The enthusiasm for beets comes through clearly in your words, they stain hands and clothing very easily. You have an usual theme here for a poem and it works well.
Comment Written 31-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2017
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Yes, Mermaids, there are thousands of poems about red roses but none about the other red thing people are passionate about. I write poems based upon what I am doing or observing at the moment. Thank you for review and have a happy new year.
Comment from Cindy Warren
Mmmm...it looks yummy. I love them too. Last summer I grew them by the hundreds, but something got into the garden and they were all half eaten. The few that were left were worth getting my hands messy.
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Mmmm...it looks yummy. I love them too. Last summer I grew them by the hundreds, but something got into the garden and they were all half eaten. The few that were left were worth getting my hands messy.
Comment Written 31-Dec-2017
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Yes, Cindy, beers are so delicious that they are worth getting your hands messy. Thank you for your review and have a happy new year.
Comment from krys123
Cheers Andre';
-the mastery of this simple piece of poetry shows a vivid and definitive account of an imagery that is related to a bloodcurdling event that happens every day in the kitchen when using beets.
-The pictures absolutely perfect for the poem and very supportive and associated with the conceptual theme.
-Thanks for sharing this, Andre', and may you have a happy new year and take care and have a good one.
Alex
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Cheers Andre';
-the mastery of this simple piece of poetry shows a vivid and definitive account of an imagery that is related to a bloodcurdling event that happens every day in the kitchen when using beets.
-The pictures absolutely perfect for the poem and very supportive and associated with the conceptual theme.
-Thanks for sharing this, Andre', and may you have a happy new year and take care and have a good one.
Alex
Comment Written 31-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2017
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Thank you, Alex, for your review of my poem which took a week to write since the office Christmas potluck for which I made a beet salad. My original conception was a multi-stanza poem that focused on each step of the preparation of beets, but I found that these stanzas, although well-written, took me further away from the experience that sparked my inspiration--the peeling of warm beets in stained hands. I threw the whole poem away and started again at three in the morning to write one line. That finished, I faced the challenge of finding a picture that fit my poem, but I succeeded.
Thank you for your review. I wish you a happy new year.
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You are very welcome, Andre', and may you have the happiest of New Year's.
Alex
Comment from misscookie
Wow! You captured my attention when I saw your art work
I thought it would be to gross to read
To my surprise it wasn't, and left a lot to ones immigration.
Cookie
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Wow! You captured my attention when I saw your art work
I thought it would be to gross to read
To my surprise it wasn't, and left a lot to ones immigration.
Cookie
Comment Written 31-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2017
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Thank you, Cookie, for your stellar, six star review. Yes, beet-stained hands are the bane of chefs and cooks everywhere. I am glad you enjoyed my poem about it. Have a Happy New Year.
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You're very welcome, it was my pleasure.
Take care.
Cookie
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
I love fresh cooked beetroot! It's the only way to eat it. I love the picture and the macabre words you have put with it! LOL, so well done. Good luck in the contest and a happy New Year! :) Sandra xx
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I love fresh cooked beetroot! It's the only way to eat it. I love the picture and the macabre words you have put with it! LOL, so well done. Good luck in the contest and a happy New Year! :) Sandra xx
Comment Written 31-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2017
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Thank you, Sandra, for your review of my macabre poem. Even though this is not a contest entry, I thank you anyhow because I intend to submit it to publications next year.
Comment from humpwhistle
Another take on the Red Badge of Courage.
Beets, I'm afraid, get a bad rap. But they're wonderfully flavorful--and they give us chard.
I like them roasted, chilled, sliced into sticks, and added to salads. I wear my stained hands proudly.
Happy New Year, my friend.
Peace, Lee
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2017
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Another take on the Red Badge of Courage.
Beets, I'm afraid, get a bad rap. But they're wonderfully flavorful--and they give us chard.
I like them roasted, chilled, sliced into sticks, and added to salads. I wear my stained hands proudly.
Happy New Year, my friend.
Peace, Lee
Comment Written 31-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2017
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Yes, Lee, I made a beet salad for a Christmas potluck last week and my fingertips are still stained, but the beets sure were good!
Thank you for your generous, six star review. I wish you happiness, health, and peace in the New Year.
Comment from Kerry Foley Robinson
Nicely done, Andre, I love the twist, "stained bloody from the crime
of loving them too much." lol Great job! ~Kerry
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Nicely done, Andre, I love the twist, "stained bloody from the crime
of loving them too much." lol Great job! ~Kerry
Comment Written 31-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2017
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Oh, thank you, Kerry, for your review. I?m glad you loved my twisted ending. Happy New Year!
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You have a wonderful New Year too, Andre:)
