Bazaar

Vendors ply their trade in open air without an air or grace,
the velvet chocolate slabs so neatly laid,
suitable for vegans but a salve to pointless guilt  the label said,
my texting fingers drip
with honeyed scruple,
Like dates?
give us this day our daily bread is how we earn our corn,
a corny line no less,
pumpkin seed in barrels  dot each loaf as if  it were an  invite
to a milling throng
another corny item on the menu,
off the wall, off the tongue and off the fork
from shell to shelf is how we go to market with such buzzword brand elan.
Yet us artisans must surely set our sights beyond the sound of cash tills or the pin pad swipe and scan zeitgeist
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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December 14, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I like the ending word used in this one. We still have open markets around in most places but not as much so as in some eras. Right now, I think it would be nice to go to an open-air market on a nice warm afternoon and get some fresh items to cook over the next few days. Thank you for sharing this one with us. Way to go ..Sara K
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