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?

Technorati Tags: Health, Smell, Poem, Rhyme, Thoughts, Poetry

The Proposal To Split California Into Six Separate States

Hexa-fornians

by Rachel Hoyt

image via sixcalifornias.com

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.

Some are pushing for California to be split into six states,

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

Technorati Tags: California, Government, Poem, Rhyme, Thoughts, Poetry

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?

Apparently, there's a lot of bait and switch in the seafood biz.

Technorati Tags: Fish/span>, Fake, Poem, Rhyme, Thoughts, Poetry

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?

Did you know that wearing the flag is still illegal, technically?

Technorati Tags: Flag, Pride, Poem, Rhyme, Thoughts, Poetry