Half a Loaf

A cup of tea
    half-hot, half-cold
      doesn't sit well with me

  A loaf of bread
    half-dough, half-baked
      instant tummy ache  

  A couple of buns
    one firm and round
      the other



                   shunned
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Fowler Avatar
April 27, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Half laughing, half guffawing gw. :) laf
Wolf Avatar
April 27, 2023 at 7:44 PM
Half ooohing; half Ow!-ing! ~ Half-Brain
Turner Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 1:11 PM
Sounds like fat shaming to me, GW
Wolf Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 7:23 PM
Hmm. Hadn't seen that. Thanks for providing me a different angle on this one for me. ~ Blinders On, Now Off
Romios Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 8:31 AM
LOL. Unique poem I am a half and half person. Like with coffee,I drink it half cold, Unless…topped with a dollop of whipped crea, a habit I picked up in San Francisco. Yummy.. Pangie
Wolf Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 7:23 PM
No kidding! Interesting! ~ Half-here
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