POEMS

"How about poems about food?"-a strange task from our teacher and no one expected this would be the funniest and most popular contest. We got inspired at school, at home, at the cinema, at the restaurant, at dinner-time, at breakfast....And see how many took part- Natali, Stanislava, Ralitsa, Silvia, Kalina, Zlatka, Denitsa, Mirela, Stela, Evgeniia,  Nadezhda, Lili, Velin.

There are  some outstanding pieces of poetry- Stanislava's, Natali's and  Denitsa's - which took the first place. Undoubtedly there you can find the most amazing lines about European's rich cuisine.

 Another great poem is Zlatka's as it gives some tips for Bulgarian food. Yet more-we had fun reading all of them and sharing among our classmates.

1.      Lili Chaneva

The apple tree

A tree full of apples sweet as pie,

Was sad and people wondered why.

The apples, it seemed, were placed too high

And no kid would ever dare try

To climb to its very top and say

“I got it! I am the king of the day!”

So why was the tree so sad of this fact?

Was it because it could not interact

With all the kids from the block,

Who would rather play with chalk

Than go up the apple tree

And claim their victory.

But one day a boy from out-of-town

Despite his fear of falling down

Climbed the tree to its very top

And gathered all the apples without a stop

The tree was happy again but why?

Because a new friend had now passed by.

2.     Stanislava Piskiuleva

When I wake up in the morning

my stomach gives me a warning.

It’s time for me to eat

hoping my mom has made something sweet.

Or maybe I should keep fit

by eating an apple, that’s the tip.

Then in my mind I pick a scene

from European’s rich cuisine.

A delicious Czech Apple Strudel

or an Italian Mushroom tagliatelle.

For breakfast I’d love to eat English Muffins

and Latvian Crepes.

And now I should go

before my banitsa gets cold

because I’ve come to realise

Bulgarian food you should try – that’s my advice.

3.     Silvia Topchieva

Cooking has always seemed interesting to me.

 I will learn it. Really! How hard can it be?

 I will just put in a special ingredient

It will be easy and just as convenient.

 I’m sure I will be able to make

banitsa and even chocolate cake.

My granny tried to teach me how to cook

from her old traditional recipe book.

I made a total mess

instead of a tasty feast.

 She couldn’t believe her eyes,

 my dish didn’t even attract the flies!

So yesterday I tried again,

 this cooking wasn’t so foreign.

 This time I thought I did it better

but I didn’t expect what happened later.

 Now I’m really sorry

but you needn’t worry.

My food poisoning has almost passed

just like my passion to cook has come to last.

4.     Kalina Ianakieva

To feel good

You should eat food

It will make you happy

And very, very snappy

Chocolate is my favourite food

And it’s better than a soup

I can eat it everyday

But my mamma says “no way”

Other thing I like

Is the Bulgarian cuisine

There is something for every taste

And it won’t cling on your waist.

5.     Zlatka Iorgova

From all the food on Earth

Bulgarian is first

Not second, not third,

It always feeds your thirst.

Here is for breakfast something good

To eat banitsa - you definitely should

You can try yogurt with some jam

Or just a sandwich with ham.

If you want a soup, but cold

You should eat tarator

It is green and white

Go and make it just tonight.

If you want something with meat

Kebabche i kiufte are all you need

And something red to go with them

Liutenitsa is the answer of your problem.

6.     Stela Vulcheva

My favourite food

I like eating chocolate cake

but it is difficult to bake.

My mum helps me with that

and, of course, I am very glad.

Preparing some food

makes me feel good.

But more than cooking

I like booking

a table in restaurants

where I go with my parents.

We often go to the pastry shop

and we can not stop

talking about  this shop

because every paste

has very good taste.

7.     Denica Dimova

Even when I'm mad,

Even when I'm sad,

When I know the things are bad,

It is food that brings the smile back.

But let me tell you now my story

About love, hate and glory,

The story of the princess Lory

And her amazing ravioli

When she was a little girl

Her mummy gave her a shining pearl.

The pearl she said had powers

The perl she said had powers

Greater even than the ours.

It could make the people fall in love,

It could turn the raven into dove.

But during one windy day,

As she was standing at the cay,

Absent Lory lost the treasure

And she felt the opposite of pleasure.

Like a crazy little freak

Lory cried for week.

Her granny got so worried,

Got so sad and very flurried.

But then she got a brilliant idea,

She went with Lory to the pizzaria.

They asked the waitress Molly

If they can order ravioli.

Lory ate the meal with pleasure

And since than she's happier than ever.

So here is the legend's lesson,

If you are in need,

You should eat indeed.

Visit the delicatessen

And buy something with meat.

I will tell you once again:

When I am confused or worried,

Even when I am a little bored,

I tend to eat a lot of yummy food.

With vanilla ice-cream I'm always in the mood,

Oh, It tastes so so good.

8.     Velin Vergiev

It’s fun to pick potatoes,

It’s fun to pick tomatoes,

It’s fun to pick the peppers

In early frosty morning.

It’s fun to pick the carrot,

It’s fun to pick the cabbage

And when you fill the basket

Home to take them all.

9.     Natali Neicheva

I LOVE  FOOD

I love food, I love food

It makes me feel really good

Yummy and nutritious food

Keeps me in a super mood

Food is a gift from above

A sign of His assuring love

Let us not waste this treasure

Let‘s be thankful for this pleasure

I want the whole world to know

How it makes me go, grow and glow

Just eat healthy and nutritious food

And it would do you good

I love food, I love food

10.                       Ralica Georgieva

Prelude of Bulgaria

Colorful folklore, good – natured people,

You can find it in the eye of a Bulgarian eagle.

Small country with wonderful nature

The secret dream of every creature.

Here is plentiful Thrace,

Welcome to this spectacular place,

Welcome to the castle of magical cuisine

And remember what you have seen.

Tables full of temptation

What more to expect from such an amazing nation.

Maybe smiling and welcoming faces

To remind you of those unforgettable places.

11.                        Mirela Ivanova

She woke up and put her apron on,

She rolled up her sleeves and

She started to knead the dough.

She put it in embers, which were so bright

And that made her day very light.

And to fulfill the brightness of the day,

On the table there was a cloth in colour red.

Then on its very center

She laid a Bulgarian traditional bread.

12.                       Evgeniia Terzieva

Apple

I love it when I’m hungry.

 I love it when I’m not.

 It’s my favorite thing

that I eat a lot.

 I like it when it’s red.

 I love it when it’s green.

 I can see it in my head

like a picture on a screen.

It’s my favorite breakfast

and my favorite lunch.

 When I have dinner

I eat it for dessert.

 It is time for me to say

what I’m speaking for.

 I have apple in my hand

and I can’t ask for more.

13.                        Nadezhda Aleksieva

I eat different food

For my every mood.

When I get out of my bed

I want sandwich with brown bread,

Orange juice in my glass

And sit in the garden with green grass.

Chocolate, biscuits, cakes are my passion

Anything is enough for my daily rations.

I cook them well,

And always gets wonderful smell.

But I’m traditional person

Bulgarian meals are my direction

Tarator for lunch I prefer in the summer time,

Thanks to this I'm fine

Kavarma for the end of the day,

And I sleep perfect in the dream way.

14.      Iva Aleksieva

When thinking of a dinner that could not be beaten,

here is a menu of what we have eaten. 

The story goes simple, like that of a tale. 

It was only 23 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale. 

As it started snowing, we were so damn bored,

we were just about to open the backgammon board. 

And then we decided: Why shouldn't we cook? 

I started to search for my grandmother's  recipe book. 

At first we found it hard to decide

whether we wanted our meal to be roasted or fried. 

When it all was ready, we sat with relief

with a self-satisfied look at the beef. 

Mashed potatoes, whipped smoothly and fluffy,

green bean casserole, all tasty and puffy,

cranberry delight that had been chilling all day,

pickles and olives on a perfect relish tray. 

The gold-roasted turkey, I almost forgot,

was the part of our meal for which we all fought. 

And then - the dessert: a variety of treats,

tons of scrumptious things to eat, 

candies and chocolate, our decadent sin

sweetly defeated is. We simply gave in!

The ice cream, a smooth foe, knew we were full

but it didn't care, it was waiting for us, all cool. 

At the end of the evening we just couldn't move. 

Someone said "Let's sleep on the table!" and we all approved.

This dinner was amazing, simply unforgettable

but maybe the fact that we ate too much was regrettable. 

As a moral of this story, I would say,

cooking can be a good way to lend color to your day! 

15. Evgeni Sabev

When hot dogs were first made

Americans had no idea what they ate

The bore the Dachschund dog’s name

The hard pronunciation impeding their rise to fame

So they made a gamble

Choosing ambition instead of being humble

They took the sausages, changed their name and boiled them hot

Placed them in buns, added sauce and shot them to the top.