Summer Feast - June 30, 2000
Peaches halved
were sweetly glistening
under a clear liquid glaze
Bananas in clever slivers -
pale flesh against dark orange
Mangos' succulent flesh
nestled in between
the two halves
Two delectable mounds
of frozen white -
at crossways with
the peaches -
a pool of sweetness
gathers
Stiffened peaks
of white
are ladled on,
gently sliding off the tip
to land on
two sides of pale yellow
and dark gold
A sprinkling of chocolate
is spread across one peak
circling
the edge of the mound
Eyes light up
in delight
and then
laughter
as the golden strands
of butterscotch
twist
ever downwards.
- title by MW
(
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