Cold Pizza

...a haiku

Cold Pizza

 

 

sitting on the floor

cross legged playing solitaire

no spades, cold pizza.

 

Author's Note

I have this thing for eating cold pizza. There. I put it in a haiku!

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i actually like eating cold pizza as well...it is great...and you brought me back with this one...I made pizzas for 30 years back in the seventies, eighties and nineties...worked at the same place for 27 of them...
good combo you have here with the solitaire.
j.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Wow, 30 years...that's fascinating! I've always found it amazing the toppings people will order. I'm easy. If it has cheese, I'm good! Thanks, J!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and i eat anything on pizza except olives...
so many combos are good...try pineapple and garlic sometime....that is amazing.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I'll take mushrooms, onions and red peppers...love pineapple, but I'm with you on the olives...no anchovies, please!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

one of my ex girlfriends got exactly that on her pizzas...mush, onions and red peppers...but my second ex wife turned me on to the pineapple/garlic...and i have to admit...i like anchovy...especially anchovy and tomatoes as a combo...:)))))

[Kelly Scheppers]

Can I get you to make an estimated guess of how many pizzas you made in the time you worked there?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i couldn't begin to estimate...we were a very busy place especially on Friday and Saturday nights...and after ten when we had slices...i often had four ovens full of pizzas. with 8 in each....at least...
so i was a busy boy...i generally worked the ovens...and enjoyed it so much the busier it was.
:))))

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i will let you know what he thinks when i get hold of him...is that your pic?

[Kelly Scheppers]

Ok, J. No, that's not mine.

[Patricia]

Solitaire and pizza.... yeah that is not a bad muse, really like it. ;)

[Kelly Scheppers]

I guess it could have been beer and pizza, oh well...thanks so much, Patricia!

[barleygirl]

There are certain scenes that are so recognizable & you've captured one here. I love how this can be an allegory for time spent in solitude (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Kelly Scheppers]

My mom used to play solitaire every single day. She'd play it while drinking cup after cup of coffee, and smoking cigarettes. I still have the deck she used tucked away in a box with her belongings. They smell like an old book, which I find most comforting. Thanks for the warmth your brings bring, Margie!

[barleygirl]

Wow! This response is also a stunning share adding a hundred more dimensions to your poem!

[Richard🖌]

With people stuff, it's a Senryu, Honey, and a most fetching one, at that! 🌟
I LOVE the vivid, metaphorical and/or sly timbre you always fit into your pieces, ever-so craftily (check L2 for count and spelling).
The imagery alone makes this one sheer brilliance … I can plainly see You. ; )
Playing alone, with cold pizza, is definitely an individual, lonely option; but, with no spades, definitely a losing proposition.
One can only imagine what led-up to this scenario, and my imagination is quite busy … LOL!

Cute, fun, and sad (for me), all at the same time, but never boring when it comes from your creative pen.
Make mine hot, with loads of cheese and pepperoni … thanks, Kelly! ⁓ Richard 🍃

[Kelly Scheppers]

I'm easy. Extra cheese makes me a happy camper! Thank you so much, Richard!

[kentuck14]

Kelly, You make an art of small happenings . . . enjoyable.
Tom

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you most kindly, Tom!

[Jibey]

I can't bear cold pizza... as disappointing as 'no spades'! But I can take the point of your neat haiku, which makes up for it..

[Kelly Scheppers]

You are one of my many joys, Jibey...thank you!

[An owl on the moon]

You find a way to make the singular form of the haiku speak so much, revealing one night's quiet world. Somehow you even found a way to make cold pizza seem just a little warmer with you near.

[Kelly Scheppers]

You have such a melancholy soul...I love it! Thanks, Craig. x

[Cherrie]

What a mental image,
we're signing this person up, on dating. com
Very creative great job, loved it.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Many thanks, Cherrie!

[C. M. Miller]

I am not a cold pizza lover. That being said, (why do people say, "that being said," when they've just previously said that?) your cold slice warmed my heart. Sure, you got no spades but you do have plenty of heart(s). And the benefit of sitting on the floor means you've nowhere else to go, but UP! Your entry here brought a reminiscent tear to my eye, fortunately, I had a haikuchief nearby.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Anytime I can snare your attention is a good day for me, and it means more than you know!

[C. M. Miller]

Well, (as we know that is a deep subject) I am pleased to have been snared by you. Wishing you well. (darn it, another damn well?!)

[Papaya]

I do too. Hawaiian especially. This takes me back to the early days when I just moved out and ordered pizza often, content with the freedom of having my own place.

[Kelly Scheppers]

You gave a whole new vibe to this, Ana. Thank you!

[Ken Simm.]

Chock full of atmosphere. Used to have cold pizza for breakfast when at Uni. Just an aside.

[Kelly Scheppers]

It certainly beats a bowl of cereal. Thank you, Ken!