Kim Rodrigues Poet Free verse

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Making Caramel Apples

in heyday
making caramel apples
care-a-mel or car-mel
that waters the mouth
sticks to the teeth
deliciously wrapped
around a rotund apple
sour or sweet

my kids would unwrap
each kraft caramel
drop them into the pan
and wait for them to melt

we’d put the apples on a stick
and dip them into the gooeyness
place them on wax paper to set

of course we might just go
out to a festival and find
the fancy kind
but a kid must at least once
make their own

oh that first bite
the one that sinks the teeth
deep enough to go through the apple skin
and find the snowyness of pulp
that tangoes with
the caramel delight

in the heyday of autumn
with my kids
i could just taste
the way it was back then

10/19/2022
Fall Flavors Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Regina McIntosh
Theme: Making caramel apples

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Beata Agustin October 24, 2022 at 11:32 PM Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... making me vicariously feel how is it to "make caramel apples" with delight since I live in an "Autumnless" country. God bless you. Kim Rodrigues October 25, 2022 at 4:32 AM Glad you got the experience “vicariously!” Thanks, sweet Beata! :)

Sam Kauffman October 24, 2022 at 11:40 AM Kim, your poem brought back so many sweet and delicious memories. I love caramel apples. The whimsy of this autumn treat is so perfectly described and I love the picture you draw of you and your family making autumn deliciousness! Congratulations on your win! Blessings of joy to you! Kim Rodrigues October 25, 2022 at 4:33 AM Blessings of joy back at ya, my friend! Glad you enjoyed! Thank you!

Linda Alice Fowler October 24, 2022 at 6:38 AM Ah Kim. Again you fill the air with love and nostalgia. A beautiful family scene. Homemade are the best. :) Congratulations on your win! Kim Rodrigues October 25, 2022 at 4:35 AM Thank you, Linda! :)

Mystic Rose Rose October 23, 2022 at 6:20 PM Oh how you brought me back to mom's apple coated apples, made with melted Kraft caramel and butter, everything tasted so much better then or was it the appetite of young, who knows, love this poem, Congrats dear Kim Kim Rodrigues October 24, 2022 at 5:04 AM And the fact that we didn’t have to think about it with those young bodies. So good. Thank you, Rose!

Michelle Faulkner October 21, 2022 at 1:12 PM I have never made them myself, but I feel like I've (somewhat) experienced it after reading this, sounds like your kids were lucky to have had homemade ones :) Kim Rodrigues October 21, 2022 at 1:49 PM Thank you, Michelle! They are so yummy!

Valsa George October 20, 2022 at 9:08 AM You have given a caramel flavour to Autumn.... dear Kim. I love candy apples. I had it for the first time when I visited my brother in US . Your description of Caramel apple is mouth drooling ! All the best in the contest... Kim Rodrigues October 21, 2022 at 1:49 PM Thank you, sweet lady!

Becky Forbes October 20, 2022 at 6:29 AM You succeeded in taking me right into your kitchen... watching your happy family scene. And smiling. And salivating! Kim Rodrigues October 21, 2022 at 1:49 PM Thank you so much, Becky!

Victor Buhagiar October 19, 2022 at 10:55 PM Somehow I prefer apple pies. However your poem gives us a great recipe. Hugs Kim Rodrigues October 20, 2022 at 5:15 AM Thanks! You know what, my mom loved apple pies :)