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apronstrings

over-boiled summer has gasped
    autumnal dampened dust
    early winter rain
    joins muddy hands
                              for baking day

           washed to the elbows
                                  more more
                                  use the whole bag
that's enough
smacked hand
                                  draws flour faces

beneath the cairn of currants
     the scales
          rusted catching
     imperially
     await solemn jury duty

                                    mrs cotters jam
or dollied mrs laynes lemon curd
     line up
with homepride
                         echo margarine
                               cheery
                               bero booklet
                               (cherry always optional)

pastry brush bristles smelled of sour milk