We rather liked almonds

[Tiger the Lion]

We rather liked almonds


when there was no chocolate around,
we would go nuts.

nowadays everyone is allergic-

we need to be much more careful
with our chocolate reserves,

or they'll have us smoking again.

[billy]

i wouldn't change a thing, apart from your shrink i really enjoyed it. it just works (for me) the title plays a major role in the poem as it should in a poem of this size.
well worth the read

[bena]

Very nice minimalism, witty, sarcastic...I personally wouldn't change a thing and I know this is a critique so don't go all red on me Leanne, I just wanted the author to know I read and appreciated. =)

[Tiger the Lion]

Thank you everyone. The title was originally going to be the first line, so once I decided not to start in uppercase, "nowadays" looked a little overdressed as the only capitalized word in the room. Hope that makes sense and was not too poor a decision.
Paul

[Dupuis]

The last line lost me. Is it about smoked almonds? Or is this a poem about getting high, aka going nuts? Is it about changing health fads over the decades? Do I just not understand because I am, in fact, allergic to almonds??

I need to know!

[Tiger the Lion]

Hello Dupuis. Thank you for reading. With some great support I have broken the habit of explaining my poems. I can tell you it is not about smoked almonds. - Paul

[Erthona]

I am not allergic to almonds, but I have no teeth left with which to eat them. I use to like non-punctuation, now I no longer have to stomach for it

Good poem Paul,

Dale