A Hint of Sugar
Blushed fingertips,
capped by streaking
ivory ribbons and
rosy Roman arches,
steady themselves
against a lined thenar.
The arches upend,
fingers unfold like
a great drawbridge,
baring the creases
of a warm palm
bearing a crinkling,
shining dollop of
sweet toffee candy.
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the poem is appealing to my sweet tooth. learned a new word (thenar)
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