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Vegan Delights

February 5, 2010
By EmC725 SILVER, Western Springs, Illinois
EmC725 SILVER, Western Springs, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." -e.e. cummings


There are salty, crunchy, greasy chips
"Whole corn, corn oil, salt"
a beautiful delight I never have to pry myself from.

There are cookies from a long lost uncle-
who can really make a killer batch,
scrumptious chocolate chips
blended with oatmeal, peanut butter, walnuts, your choice.
Baked to a mouth-watering perfection.
My true Achilles' heel.

There's double-stuffed creamy goodness
sandwiched between two delectable chocolate circles
cookies, a favorite to all.
Creating blackened smiles, a mouthful of leftovers.

There's a buttery spread that could rule the world
if everyone just took a bite.
That's all you'd need to fall in love with this delight.
No arteries will clog from this divine yellow tub.

There are tender, meaty skewers,
dripping in heaven-sent sauce.
Judging from the way my hounds drool,
it must be true, that these are even better
than the real thing.

There's sticky, gooey candy that stays on your teeth.
There's shakable bits of smokey rich flavor, and
There's excellent chocolate cake-
its flavor could fool a million.

There's veggies and fruits and bland crackers too-
but they don't compare to all those savory, sweet
mouthfuls that are out there and more.

There's nothing to miss out on,
But a whole lot to stay in for.
All those vegan delights.

The author's comments:
I'm not a vegan, but I am a vegetarian. My mom just became a vegan. I was surprised to see that there are quite a few good junkfood items that are vegan (like Fritos(in the first stanza) and Oreos(in the third, just to name a couple). Check out PETA's webpage for more surprisingly vegan (everyday) foods! Some of the foods described in this poem are products that were made to be vegan (like Uncle Eddie's cookies in the second stanza and Gardein "beef" skewers and Earth Balance vegan butter in the fourth stanza)!

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EmC725 SILVER said...
on Mar. 16 2010 at 1:06 am
EmC725 SILVER, Western Springs, Illinois
5 articles 11 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." -e.e. cummings

thanks andrea

ov2009 said...
on Mar. 15 2010 at 11:12 pm
ov2009, Spencer, Indiana
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you always write such good things! keep it up :)