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Dining on Sunrise
by Patrick A Granfors → (All Poetry by Patrick A Granfors)
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It must be Friday Trolling the news websites this morning I stumbled upon a peculiar story that is a little hard to fathom. A Swedish woman died of starvation recently after subjecting herself to the sunlight diet. The diet�s Sol source (pun intended) of nutrition consists of nothing but sunlight. It has been propagated by an Indian Guru who claims to have been on this strict diet for 70 years and there are reports of additional deaths in other European countries. Go figure

Sunrise is my favorite meal Though it doesn’t taste like chicken Mid morning I’ll eat a ray or two For the pace of the day does quicken For lunch I’ll have a full course spread Of infrared and ultraviolet It’s been my Guru’s plan for years For me it’s just a pilot For afternoon and evening On the visible spectrum I’ll dine Early on it tastes like oranges Later it’s like red wine Shadows make me hungry Moonlight’s scarcely a snack My dress now's down ten sizes Folks think I’m smoking crack Still I’m following my Guru Eating all the sun I please If I don’t die of starvation I’ll expire of skin disease Copyright © 2012 Patrick Granfors

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on May 1, 2012

I SAW THIS NEWS ARTICLE AND IT IS REALLY SAD...SO, SO SAD. WELL DONE, PATRICK. YOU HAVE SHARED WITH US THE EXISTENCE OF THIS TRAGIC 'DIET' THAT IS SPREADING ALL OVER THE WORLD! AND YOU'VE DONE IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE DANGER OF THIS THING IS HIGHLIGHTED IN AN UNIQUE AND COMMON SENSE WAY. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila

Reviewed on April 30, 2012

Unbelievable!!!! And really frightening that people actually believe in it! Thanks for sharing, Patrick....

Anna

Reviewed by Vivian Dawson

Reviewed on April 29, 2012

Funny but Scary is such
a Killer Diet *Patrick*
as you nailed the coffin
on this matter!!!!

Lady Vivian

Reviewed by Debby Rosenberg

Reviewed on April 28, 2012

LOL, you made me laugh

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Classic ironic. I diet like that will get you cataracts, skin cancers, and the most precious of all, deep wrinkles topped off with a little melanoma. Now that's a diet to die for.

Ron

Reviewed by Richard King

Always, you have a nice little twist to toss up against the events of a new day. Always, with a little twist of humor and always with just the right amount of mockery. NICE!!! Dick

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

I prefer the Moonlight Diet, but I am part wolf.

Reviewed by Diana Wiles

I have heard of these diets...How sad that some people are so gullible and thus vulnerable...
Best wishes, Diana...

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on April 27, 2012

I wonder how that would work for a diabetic...? e

Reviewed by JASMIN HORST SEILER

She would have died anyway, are we talking about longevity, I would think there is some other particulars that weren't mentioned about this diet, maybe, she was to take a glass of water with the rays every so many minutes,,, but what do I know.
Bless ya!

Reviewed by Mark Lichterman

Oh, yum! I've always been an early riser so, really, thinking of all the splendid breakfasts I've missed... Oh, damn! How easy it would be to shed these thirty pounds that encircle my waist and butt.
Mark

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton

Hah! Yeah you right. When they gave out brains there were an awful lot of folks who missed that part of the creation bit.