Dietary Uncertainty (Poetry Monthly)
By luigi_pagano
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Deleterious or good for your health?
Not a matter for a poet to decide;
and to say that we have no bananas
does not solve or abate the debate
on the edible crescent-shaped fruit.
Uncertainty reigns among painters:
De Chirico seems to have some doubt
and we are not told if he’s lost hope.
Yet he appears to have lost his head
when faced by an abundant bunch.
More positive is the poet Wendy Cope *
who enthuses on the exotic plant
in a humorous and enjoyable piece.
It is true that some men go bananas
whereas others go nuts or loopy
but literati like us should be neutral
on matters of dietary uncertainty.
© Luigi Pagano 2016
* http://frombooksofpoems.blogspot.co.uk/2007/03/uncertainty-of-poet-by-we...
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I enjoyed reading your poem
I enjoyed reading your poem Luigi.
Jenny. xx
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Another good read from you
Another good read from you Luigi. I always enjoy your style.
Linda
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This is brilliant - I love
This is brilliant - I love all the internal rhymes and the structure. It's very clever.
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I love this. And it shows too
I love this. And it shows too how talented you are, to be able to balance the humour with your subject. I'm going to look at your poems from earlier this year too as I am sure you wrote an ekphrastic poem this year, though I could be wrong...it might have been about an artist. Rachel x
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