Short Tailcoat Poems

Her apron, a contemporary artwork
of burnt umbers and raw siennas -
dripping like happy tears, this,
her tailcoat tux - a conductor with a
       basting spoon...
Culinary command of pot and kettle,
and the exquisite coordination
of assistants and annoyances,
    as the "baton" tapped
for corrective attention,
       "pianissimo"!
The spoon rested to
a sitting ovation - while
   the maestro smiled...
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