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| Today's challenge: One randomly drawn prompt and one randomly drawn paint chip. |
The Key to Happiness: Some Food for Thought
You want everything to be plum perfect?
I'm here to tell you you're as likely to get a lemon
I'm here to tell you you're as likely to get a lemon
as you are a piece of cake.
You might be the big cheese,
and as cool as a cucumber,
but you'll still get your goose cooked now and then.
Take this with a grain of salt
or take this like candy from a baby --
the key to happiness is
not worth a hill of beans
unless the fruit of your labors
is a bowl of cherries
that you are willing
to share.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2019
A tasty treat -- and accurate, too!
ReplyDeleteThe writer in me says: This poem is so clever! The eater in me says: May I get my goose cooked with extra crispy skin?
ReplyDeleteTalk about a clever use of idioms! Wow, wow, wow! I love this! And especially the last stanza! Well done! Hope you are feeling better!
ReplyDeleteA marvelous smile at the end of the day, Mary Lee. Ah, what paint chip names will bring.
ReplyDeleteAh, so fun to see where that plum perfect took you! And I do love your key to happiness, that bowl of cherries to share.
ReplyDeleteYes! And the sharing is key! I really like this one, and all the various reminders of the way we use food metaphors.
ReplyDeleteAmen! Fun to read and wise to ponder. x
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