it’s rotten luck being a slow dish
in a land where people are hungry
for instant noodles
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it’s rotten luck being a slow dish
in a land where people are hungry
for instant noodles
johnpoetflanagan 
Yes. I completely understand. I’m a Pink Princess Rotary dial phone in a land of Smartphones or a transistor radio buried under MP3s!! We Old School for sure! LOL!!
Ah Dancingpalmtrees
a soul who understands and experiences the same
Thank You
with love
john
You’re Welcome. TV’s with rabbit ears that you actually had to get up to change the channel and those few channels were Free!! That puppet mouse Topo Gigo on the Ed Sullivan show fascinated me as a child and everyone in my neighborhood was excited to see and listen to Leslie Uggamms on the Mitch Miller show. Follow that bouncing ball!! 🙂
Where to go with this John! I think I’ll just reply regarding the broader theme because the other connotations are more humorous than philosophical for this man. It is good to see your pen in action with degree of regularity. Thank you for being a refuge of entertainment for me. May peace and love be always with you my dear friend. Jon Michael
Thank You
Jon, My Friend
thank you
Ever Your Friend
john
Oh, yes it is John. Yes, it is.
Dara
Thank You
best to You
john
I notice that every day, but leave it to John to say it so well.
Thank You, Myra
good to hear from you
with love
john
big smile John, you say it best as always. We live I a world where the microwave is annoying because it is not fast enough. Love and best wishes! Holly
Thank You,
Holly,
thank you very much
with love
john
Love this, John. Well said!
Thank you, Linda
best wishes
john
Can’t agree more with you. But then time travels faster than before these days and we are slowly losing patience. Blame it a bit on technology.
Very well written.
Thank you, Anoop
my best to You
john
A good paella may be worth the wait.
Absolutely, Carl
Thank You
best wishes
john
I agree with Carl (although not paella – perhaps a nice veggie chilli), and let’s not forget, it’s all in the preparation!
Yes, Chris, yes..must say i love paella and chilli veg sounds good, too.
Thank you
john
Ha, John, but the slow-cooker dish so much fingerlicking betta :))))))
Just so
Dear Ina
Thank you
with love
john
The best is always worth waiting for John 😍
Agreed, Val.
Thank you
best wishes
john
I just love this John! It has just appeared as a little beam of light in a series of dark moments today. It really did just make me smile!
Your humour is beautiful!
We are such a consumer society. everything is now now NOW! I’m guilty of it too though. Waiting for trains and buses, ordering stuff online, shopping, photography, internet speed…
I plead guilty… and it’s so much worse because I recognise the Western greed that I have absorbed. Have you read Khaled Hosseni’s ‘And Then The Mountains Echoed’? I’m reading it at the moment and there is a very touching part where a character returns to the West and gradually becomes desensitised to the materialism and greed that marks our culture. So worth a read!
Bit deep, sorry!
firefly x
Such an excellent response, Firefly
a huge THANK YOU
with love
john
ps: many thanks for following my blog, i appreciate it deeply
and no, i’ve not read “And Then The Mountains Echoed”
but it’s on my list
jf
John, thank you for a good chuckle this morning!
With love,
Pepperanne
Glad you liked it, Pepperanne
big hugs
john
😀 😀 the faster the better…but I’d still prefer to eat beef rendang although it takes hours to cook…great analogy!
Thank You, Indah
with love
bapak john
This would have to be a land with poor people, since those instant noodles are yucky!
Yes, Noelle, they are yucky and yet the food of so many
because most lands and countries are poor and the rich are
always a privileged minority, the ones who can afford better.
Interestingly, here in Singapore, one of the richest countries per capita
on the planet, instant noodles are very popular..people are impatient and always in a hurry.
Thank you for the response.
best wishes
john
Like being old in America!
Yes, Eileen, yes indeed.
Best wishes
john
the soul, life experience and the color has such important meaning!!
Thank you, Mihran
best wishes
john
Instant gratification, just like MacDonald’s, leaves the tummy rumbling within an hour or less post-consumption. We need to bring on the Slowfood Revolution!
Love the idea of the Slowfood Revolution – love it!
Thank You, Dear Angela, thank you so much and delighted to hear from you
with love
john
McDonald’s (sic)!
Yes it is Uncle John, yes it is – as luck would have it the darn noodles don’t even cook fast enough!!
No, they don’t!
Many many thanks
Miss Mary
for all your wonderful support
with love
uncle john
A watched pot never boils! Ha ha ha! This made me laugh, John. Thank you!
Thank You, Jackie
glad you enjoyed it
with love
john
Hi John ….I fear I was born in the wrong century ! ( I still write letters with a pen and send them thru the post office ) ….thank you for making me feel so not alone with your funny verse ! Love , megxxx
Thank you, Meg.
Sorry for being so slow in thanking you,
i’m recovering slowly
with much love
john
May healing touch you today John …love and blessings , megxxx
Definitely worth waiting for the better stuff…Lovely post John. So succinct but profound
Nimi
Thank You so much
john
Oh…but John…there’s nothing like something cooked over a slow burner…savoring all the different flavors that meld into perfection!! 🙂 ❤
Lorrie
Thank you
much love
john
I don’t think the message could be conveyed any better, John! And what a world!
Thank You so much
john
loved it John😊
Thank you, thank you very much
john
Painful read. I cannot say I love to read it, although I agree that the message cannot be conveyed any better. Painful and beautifully written. Thank you for sharing this with us. Adrian
Adrian
Thank You very much
best wishes
john
Awesome 🙂
Amber
Thank you very much
my best to You
john
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