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Winning Entry
by Sylvia Knopf
Recently, I submitted and entry to the U. S. West Contest, "Recipe for Privacy". I am not a writer, but my two grandchildren inspired me to write this poem. Their ideas were classic and helped me become a winner. Eddie Matney, a famous chef, came to my home and cooked a gourmet meal for me and my family. The centerpiece I created represented what I love so much, minerals. In the center of a English Victorian Pedestal Bowl, I put an Azurite mineral specimen which was immersed in water with glass marbles and floating candles that I lit during the evening meal. The Azurite was glistening like stars in the dark sky. It was unique and far surpassed the ordinary flower centerpiece.
Question:
What is your most clever tactic for dealing with telemarketing phone calls?
Answer:
Life never fails to toss a bad time
while I'm lost in the archives of my culinary mind.
The ringing that dices the grandest of feast
as the voice asks my time, if you please.
Even though my nerves have been grated and chopped.
I tactfully suppress the invaders on crop
with my smooth champagne voice.
I dispose of these calls I hate most
And to do this with grace
I say "I'm the maid" and the other voice responds
"I'll call back another day."
Yet now all my thoughts on the meal to prepare
have rudely escaped my antique mind.
"Grandma's Syndrome" again, the young ones soon say
She's forgotten the meat in the rump roast today.
She's forgotten the fruit in the fruit salad.
So, please help this Grandma
To feel cool
Not a fool
Make her a winner
By preparing her the most unforgettable dinner.
In celebration of Earth Science Week I wanted to create an interest in our youth by displaying minerals that are found in Arizona. I purchased several display cases to be
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