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Member Rara Avis
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0 posted 2001-07-31 11:18 AM



A Wonder-ous Feast
Virginia Salter

Such a lovely feast I’d made with pancakes piled high
smothered in fresh peaches ‘neath cream they all did lie.

Looking like a tower of nature’s finest ware
seated beside a slab of ham that a Dutchman did prepare.

The first bite truly luscious the second was likewise
then the third how quite absurd was filled with odd surprise.

The peaches, when I chose them looked quite the same to me
but it turns out one was not quite as fresh as it could be.

Yet forging on, I went, selecting a bite of charge
for this lovely condiment was looming out quite large.

Surely it was only one tiny morsel from the lot,
yet every now and then a peach did taste of rot.

So now, feeling daunted I’ve eaten pancakes and the ham
and lying there quite unaware are peaches luscious or a sham.

I’ve found I can no longer test the waters of their juice
for finding one more that's tainted would take a better sluice.

So I will try to satisfy myself with thoughts persuade
that I am fully satisfied and have eaten the best ones made.

© July 31, 2001

© Copyright 2001 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
cpalmer
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since 2001-06-26
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1 posted 2001-07-31 11:36 AM


Virginia
This was wonderful....made me hungry though! I hate it when I get the taste of a bad peach...oh well, as long as the rest was good!
Cindi

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