Garlic, Onions, and a Sideways Grin
and you know how much I hate onions
You taste like garlic bread,
even with that little blob of toothpaste
still stuck to your sideways grin.
But I’d always let you kiss me,
even if you ate an onion sandwich,
just so I could see that smile
and fall in love with you
all over again.
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Comments (31)
Awwww love despite the garlic and onions! Lovely poem!
True Love! Such a funny and cute piece, Cathy! Hope you are well! Sending hugs!
what a sweet ode to true love
Wonderful! Have to show this one to my husband! I love onions…
Wooohooooo congratulations on your Leaderboard placement! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Cathy, I absolutely adore this!!! It's such a beautiful picture of how imperfect real love is!! Stinky breath and all!! Congrats on honourable mention this week!
That's love!!!
You know its love when you can look past onion breath, which is a huge rival of morning breath, lol.
Toothpaste, lol. At least he had clean teeth! Lovely stuff.
A delightful and charming ode to love and the small, endearing quirks that make a relationship special.
EWWWW! Love is really blind...great stuff, we know for sure it is true love,
Toothpaste, lol. At least he had clean teeth! Lovely stuff.
So sweet and real! Lovely, Cathy!
OH, stunning! This has such a down-to-earth, real element to it :) The ending is perfect!
Pffft, screw the kiss, bring me an actual garlic bread! Hehehehehehe. Loved your sweet poem!
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Awwww, this is super cute. Nicely done.
True love for sure! That’s got to be a test! Love this!
Now this is love...so true
Absolutely Beautiful and after the dark ones I have been reading it was a pleasant change. Well Done!!!
True love conquers all 💝.
Not me thinking "sideways smile" was a euphemism for lady parts 😬
This is a seriously romantic poem, Cathy. Made me warm and fuzzy all over! Loved it! Great entry to the challenge!
🧐 it would have to be a quick peck with the garlic, LOL! Loved it, Cathy!
Supercute! Go Cathy! 💕