By Galadrial
Date: 2001 Nov 06
Comment on this Work
[[2001.11.06.22.55.23291]]

Plaster Wedding Cake

Aesop nailed it well
with the tale about the dog in the manger---
and I will take my lesson from it.
Just because I do not have
the stomach or teeth
for plaster food
does not mean
someone else cannot have a taste.
Plaster Wedding cake
is an tribute to artifice---
but looks best from a distance,
when you cannot see
the cracks in the icing,
or the dust kitties
collecting in the corners.
I have made my peace
with God, and man, and me
and if someone else cares
to try and eat
what I cannot stomach
it is not for me
to utter a word.
Everyone to their taste,
said the girl as she kissed the goat.
Maybe she'll like plaster wedding cake
just fine.