Pies have various flavor fillings <br />With different ingredients and toppings <br />Some are opened faced; plain to see <br />Others have a crust concealing delicacy <br /> <br />The mouth-watering aromas of baking blends <br />Make your mind delirious as waiting extends <br />In the history of preparing pies and serving <br />Taste tests, as a rule, decide the most deserving <br /> <br />A favorite is apple crumb with cinnamon... <br />Fresh Macintosh slices sweetened is common <br />Tasty pumpkin is primarily for Thanksgiving <br />With heaps of fluffy whipped cream adorning <br /> <br />Tart cherries are tastier with lots of sugar grains <br />Raspberries are terrific, though the seeds remain <br />Seedless dried grapes make a scrumptious start <br />Pecan nuts saturated with syrupy nectar top the chart <br /> <br />Beyond the fruits and nuts there are even more... <br />Beef, chicken, and turkey can be put into your <br />Pot pies with flavored gravy and vegetables <br />Even singing blackbirds appear in pie fables <br /> <br />Combinations that evolve continue to be adventurous <br />As you can see the possibilities are certainly endless <br />The key ingredients enhance each other as they dwell <br />In a temporary shelter provided by a delectable shell <br /> <br />A pie could even be a metaphor for a person’s existence <br />The measured contents mingle with an ounce of chance <br />A flavorful result is shared with many who evaluate <br />The finale is matchless; there is no recipe to recreate <br /> <br />1/8/08<br /><br />Theresa Ann Moore<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/pies-pies-pies/
