The Twelve Days of Toxics

Posted on Nov 27, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Guest Bloggers, MCS, Media/Videos

Poem by guest blogger Susan M. Silver.pear

The Twelve Days of Toxics

In the first year of MCS
The toxins gave to me:
Twelve guts a-leaking
Eleven migraines peaking
Ten fibro achings
Nine bones a-breaking
Eight gluten-free shoppings
Seven brains a-popping
Six immune failings
Five molars ailing
Glutathone!…
Forty IV drips
Chinese herbalists
Thirty supplements
And a pesticiding in a pear tree

~~~

© 2009 Susan M. Silver

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9 Responses to “The Twelve Days of Toxics”

  1. Susan

    27. Nov, 2009

    She forgot about those “pine-fragrance-laced” “scented pinecones” in so many of the stores. I think they put them by the front door because even the employees can’t stand them. But I can’t get past that point. It’s THEIR loss. I lived in the mountain and pinecones themselves don’t really smell. In the Ponderosas and Lodgepoles, the wonderful Natural fragrances came from the needles, bark and sap, especially after a good rain. Pinecones don’t smell anything like evergreen-shaped car “air fresheners” or Christmas “scented pine cones!” If you want fresh Natural odors I suggest a balsam pillow from the northeast U.S., or cedar chips from southern missouri (red cedars). Of course, some of us have noses that are so overly-sensitive most of the time we can’t even tolerate these. Alas! – S. (BTW-Wonderful poem!) P.S. “Ya wanna buy a pinecone? Pinecones for sale. Untainted!” That would be an ad! That’ll be the day!

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  2. Susie Collins

    27. Nov, 2009

    Aloha Susan, great rif on fragrances!“Ya wanna buy a pinecone? Pinecones for sale. Untainted!” LOL. Sad but still LOL. So true.

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  3. Susan M. Silver

    28. Nov, 2009

    Aloha and LOL, Susie and Susan!

    The pinecone predicament is not one I’ve often run across, although I might (rather disrespectfully, I admit) suggest that those who use them must be Coneheads….On the other hand, I’m all too familiar with those evil little “air-freshening” evergreens, swinging from the rearview mirrors of toxed taxis. My take:

    (to the tune of “Carol of the Bells”)

    Tiny Christmas trees
    Reek like Fabreze
    All seem to spray
    Poisons your way

    Wary, wary, wary, wary Christmas!

    *****

    (Honestly, I *do* write in genres other than song parodies!)

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  4. Lou Cheese

    29. Nov, 2009

    With me it would be “10 hours coughing”

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  5. cr

    01. Dec, 2009

    LOL!May I share the poem and artwork with others?

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  6. Diane

    08. Dec, 2009

    OMG Susan Silver….that is a hoot! Thanks for sharing. Just got on today and I’m liking this place already!

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  7. Susie Collins

    08. Dec, 2009

    cr, you’ll need to ask Susan if you can share, you can find her on our network.

    Aloha and welcome, Diane!

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  8. Priscilla

    18. Dec, 2009

    Susan….Great parody! I like it!
    Thanks for the festive hit of holiday reality.

    Priscilla

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  9. Susan M. Silver

    21. Dec, 2009

    My thanks for the compliments, canaries, and so glad you enjoyed it! ;)

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