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Elegy For a Twinkie

No more Twinkies, no more Yodels; Say farewell to Sno Balls, too. Ring Dings soon will be extinct And Devil Dogs, as well, are through. Plus you’ll have to wonder where Your fluffy white bread went because If Wonder was the brand you bought, This news I bring will give you pause: For Hostess brands (and Drakes as well) Have closed their doors, declared defeat; But oh, those squiggle cupcakes! They, In childhood days, were such a treat! Hostess cakes are front and center When I’m sweetly reminiscing. I feel bad for kids today And all those Twinkies they’ll be missing!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 11/18/2012 3:06:00 PM
As big a deal as this may seem. It's been so long since I've had that creme. But I too grew up on those cakes. Let's hope they fix this big mistake. But middle age and diabete's won't let us indulge in those littles sweeties.
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Date: 11/16/2012 11:49:00 PM
another sad sign of the times. DANG!!! But you got a cute nostalgia poem out of it all!!
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Date: 11/16/2012 7:17:00 PM
You have described the demise of the Wonder-Hostess Baking Company better in your work than I have described it in my entry. Good descriptiveness and rhyming.
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