Smashed Hopes
My fascination with kale is nil,
but smashed potatoes fill the bill.
They go best with butter and
homemade gravy, never canned.
Rosé goes with clove-studded ham,
but I must admit I am
fond of gin for getting smashed
when the potatoes are mashed!
The dVerse Poets Quadrille challenge prompt is Smash.
And you can find more responses to the prompt HERE.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Haha! Good take and brilliant poem
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Bravo!!! Nice one
Much 🖤love
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Ha… gin is not a sin… but I find myself getting smashed ever more rarely.
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Me, too. Last time was fifteen years ago, I do believe.
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This raised a smile – especially the homemade gravy
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No other kind. My mother made it well but I haven’t tried for years.
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Good one!
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You are only the third Eunice I’ve met in my lifetime, Eunice. The first was my mother!
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AWE my mom and grandmother were both Eunice’s as well.
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I was really into your poem from the very start, Judy, and then those two last lines just made it even better!
Much love,
David
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Well, write about a serious topic and serious readers get involved!!!
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You Hedonist!
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Caught in the act but I realize I should have said vodka!!! More potatoes for everyone…
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Heehee. Some delicious fun here. 😉
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So many poems about mashed potatoes.🤤
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Very cute.
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Throw out the kale and the ham and I’ll take the rest. Mashed taters with real gravy, yum.
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My dr. told me to eat uncooked kale.. I’ve been trying but it is gross. I have cut it up fine and mixed it with lots of other things, but still vile.
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I’ve heard you can use it in smoothies and can’t taste it.
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Smoothies are one of the few foods I still like. I’d hate to ruin them with kale.
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