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uncooked egg

Perfectly boiled egg

the shell softly cracks to spoon
letting steam twirl up
yellow yolk gleams like sunrise
firm fluid just gelled-
yet when whites still weep
its yucky
gunk

Copyright © John Anderson | Year Posted 2025

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October 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM

LOL, congratulations

October 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM

thanks very much. Cheers!

Andrea Dietrich

October 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Ha. I am glad you dissed it at the end. Yucky gunk indeed

October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Yeah it's yuck

October 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM

John, congratulations on your first place win. Eggs can be delightful if cooked right or yucky if under cooked. Well done.

October 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM

Thanks very much for your feedback. Cheers and Best Wishes to you.

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