food for thought (d)

hunger, incessant;
invades every thought.
dreaming of dreaming
of food.
crisp-skinned duck,
new-born spears of green,
a yeasty loaf
butter, made fresh
from the cream,
from the cow;
milked that morning.
a bowl of berries,
red, black, blue and green.
beef, roasted rare
with horseradish
fresh-ground
so hot, so good
peas, cooked in a bowl of lettuce.
corn roasted
mountains of mashed potatoes
and gravy
turkey and stuffing and blue hubbard squash,
boiled and mashed with
lots of fresh butter and ground pepper.
more mountains of mashed potatoes
and gravy.
pies of fruit
rhubarb, apple, peach
custardy pies
chess and pecan
and coffee
rich, dark, creamy.