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PEBBLES
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since 2006-10-30
Posts 69
South Australia, Australia

0 posted 2007-01-02 04:41 PM



Doughnuts

They only come in one shape
Flat oozing flaps of batter
Squeezed, rolled and shaped to
Perfection now pushed around
In boiling oil always constant
Their only friend the hole.

To be relied on, to always be there
Holding boiling dough together
From the spitting pot, down the tube
Into the sugar, rolled in cinnamon
Their freedom the freedom of the slide
Even that’s planned.

Confinement in a paper bag
Rabbit ear twists,
Better too be on the top ?
Or sopping up the oily juices and crusty
Crystals at the bottom. Most
Favoured, most flavoured last one.

No discrimination, special treat
To the first customer on
The street, paying small pittance
For the doughnut delight. Destruction,
First bite of the golden halo,
Malformed, transferred to
Chin dripping oil and cinnamon sugar lips
Perfect friend hole no more.

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The Lady
Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634
The Southwest
1 posted 2007-01-02 09:12 PM




"Chin dripping oil and cinnamon sugar lips"

mmmmmm... nice Helen

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