Minus the Wait

" Minus the Wait "

by Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle
& Eric...

Performed on YouTube
as " Inventive and Gifted "

Inventive and gifted
wanting to whip it up
as a hankering
for a masterpiece
of ingenuity
emerging bubbling
At a takeout window
after midnight
with an earthy aroma
and fruity flavor
on a cheese tray
baked with meringue
Now the meaty
flavors placed
in a plate
in an array
of basking flavors
of marinade
Turning occasionally
charred in places
then crumbled
with bacon
minus the wait
Winsomely bitter
in the tradition
of citrus-tinged
suspicion
somewhere
in the middle
Denser
and more
tannic
but attractive
aged
in new barrels
found
on the common
ground
of awakened
palates
balanced
with the silky
lush flavors
of flowers...