Mash Potato Thoughts

Gold cherry

By Jane Hyphen

Sat, 23 Feb 2019
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All I have are mash potato thoughts

That is, not thoughts of mash potato

Rather thick cloying thoughts, meaningless

That stick in your frontal lobe and require no

Rumination at all and offer little mental nutriment

 

I have obstructive thoughts about nuts

That is, not nuts per se but rather

High value thoughts, oily and full

But encased in a particularly hard shell

The cracking of which will stark your ravings

 

I can’t stop thinking about cheese

That is, not the order of curds and whey

But rather some greasy blurb in disarray

Thick, fusty thoughts prone to sweating

Stale musings, hardening, gathering mould

 

My thoughts are all custardy

Granted they are mellow, calm

But hardly stirring, they’re vanilla

And there’s lumps. I am too cowed

To arouse the vigour just for dispersal

 

Halloumi pontification has taken over

That is, not the edgy cousin of Feta

Rather thoughts which leak under scrutiny

Indeed they squeak when grappled

And alone they are meaningless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Submitted by celticman on

thoughts that grapple are hard to shell, but I thihk I can say, you've managed more than that today. But should nutriment that dog food sell be nutritent something less like canine hell? 

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

Ha ha, I'm just tucking into some Chappie, the whippets meanwhile are having braised steak, enough of the rituals of victuals. Thanks for the cherries.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I like "stark your ravings" :0) Also that any ingredient can be meaningless on its own?

I remember mashed potato being called comfort food, must be the same as "requiring no rumination" no doubt?

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

Thanks for your comment Di_Hard. It is very comforting, especially with some cheese thrown in, I usually buy it frozen thesedays. All that mashing is too much work, same with thinking, sometimes I just want to zone out..

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

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Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

Thanks for Pick of the Day! I wonder if it should be 'mashed' rather than 'mash'.