Saturday, July 26, 2014

Poor Diet Can Dull Your Sense of Smell

Sniff Life
by Rachel Hoyt


Wake up and smell the roses,
One of life's loving scents,
A blossom which proposes,
Our senses can be bent.

Go on and squeeze a lemon,
That fruit which smells so clean,
A nutrient filled weapon,
That scrubs systems and scenes.

Get out and walk a garden,
An orchard or a field,
Ask fat to beg your pardon,
Sniff life where health is sealed.

Copyright © 2014 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.


This study concluded that eating too much fat
kills your sense of smell. What do you think of that?


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Saturday, July 19, 2014

The Proposal To Split California Into Six Separate States

Hexa-fornians
by Rachel Hoyt


They say that we should cut up
My state, the land of gold - 
They yearn for a pick-me-up,
A rule to be extolled -
They want safe towns and wise schools,
Smooth roads and sunny skies - 
They're flush, funded by moguls,
And fueled by selfish cries -
They want to save a great state
By splitting it in six -
They're half trying a bit late
To create a quick fix.

Copyright © 2014 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

possibly wishing such a split would make some lands seem even more great.  



Saturday, July 12, 2014

Everything's Fishy In The Fish Business

Fishy Business
by Rachel Hoyt

image by olovedogs via freedigitalphotos.net


Wild fish,
Farm fish,
White fish,
Hued fish -

Mislabeled,
Finagled -
Slick impostors
Fill the rosters.

Mild fish,
Charm fish,
Fright fish,
Lewd fish -

Exposing,
Proposing -
It's all fishy,
Smelly, squishy...

Copyright © 2014 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.


Are you sure the fish you eat is the type you think it is?


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Saturday, July 5, 2014

What Does Our Flag Mean To You?

The Flag
by Rachel Hoyt




The pattern - how it flies,
With every gust it tries,
To appeal to the skies
To billow its glory.

A symbol - red, white, blue -
That flutters inside you
To unify minds who
Write liberty's story.

Copyright © 2014 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved


Are you familiar with all the flags in US history?


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