Hey! It looks like you're new here. You might want to check out the introduction.
Show rules for this event
In Hawaii They Serve It With Milk
I used to have a shaved-ice maker.
In fact I still have it.
But the problem is
I usually ended up just drinking all the syrup.
You know, that's meant for flavoring the ice.
Don't get me wrong, that stuff's delicious.
But it's like, literally pure sugar.
Well, high fructose corn syrup, technically.
But the point is, it's not particularly healthy to drink straight from the bottle.
Alas, temptation is a constant companion of mine
So I don't make shaved-ice anymore.
In fact I still have it.
But the problem is
I usually ended up just drinking all the syrup.
You know, that's meant for flavoring the ice.
Don't get me wrong, that stuff's delicious.
But it's like, literally pure sugar.
Well, high fructose corn syrup, technically.
But the point is, it's not particularly healthy to drink straight from the bottle.
Alas, temptation is a constant companion of mine
So I don't make shaved-ice anymore.
Man, this just makes me miss Hawaii. I need to get my shit together so I can afford to go back there since my mom has a timeshare there.
I've never been to Hawaii. Never been to the central or western part of the country much at all.
Anyway, that's not relevant. I'm trying to decide what this reminds me of, and I can't put my finger on it, but maybe it's the poem about the man who leaves a note to apologize for eating some of his neighbor's fruit? It's a fun little window on life that's surprisingly informative about the speaker's character for its length.
This has a more logical structure than most free-verse, where it just has line breaks where there are natural pauses in the sentences, so I don't have to strain my mind figuring out if there's any significance to it.
Anyway, that's not relevant. I'm trying to decide what this reminds me of, and I can't put my finger on it, but maybe it's the poem about the man who leaves a note to apologize for eating some of his neighbor's fruit? It's a fun little window on life that's surprisingly informative about the speaker's character for its length.
This has a more logical structure than most free-verse, where it just has line breaks where there are natural pauses in the sentences, so I don't have to strain my mind figuring out if there's any significance to it.
A curl of childhood memories
The crunch of airy ice
And the red syrup sinking
Into the cup below,
Making me slowly
As round as the sno-cone.
The crunch of airy ice
And the red syrup sinking
Into the cup below,
Making me slowly
As round as the sno-cone.