Depends whether it's breakfast or later.
Life can be touched by honey; so can a meal; so can a poem. Not gratuitous or false sweetness.
Or to rephrase the question: How much ripeness can a poem contain?
Anyway, here's the peach pizza
pizza shell of your choice (flatbread or corn-crusted crust)
a rub of olive oil
mozzarella or feta or queso fresco
sliced tomatoes or cherry tomatoes
pepper
walnuts
fresh basil
in preheated 400 degree oven for 8-15 minutes, depending on crust.
can be served morning, noon or night -- just like reading poetry
Apparition in the streets
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what she wants to see: glazed bowls
a shelf of masks, tomatoes, a new carafe.
She fills the bowls with pebbles to transform them
in the evening. They will search her pockets
but disregard the satchel--aha!
Hegemony must be preserved
as the orchestra tunes up to play.
The slightest disruption in their routine
seems to beguile the children
throw them off their course
create another tournament
upend the search for fruit