Pickle Soup

In homage to Shel Silverstein.

~~~Pickle Soup~~~

Pickle soup 

of consistency thick, it won't trickle soup. 

Green-orange with flecks of pepperish corn 

pour me some, please,

I savor the ease 

of which it stands still upon my tongue. 

Vegetable blend, 

medley in jug, 

crock of mongrel, 

flavorsome sludge; 

pickles with potatoes 

pickles sole, 

pickles and confectioned mushrooms with cream; 

mustard seeds salted lightly, 

buttered onions, 

flour steamed, 

made to simmer, 

set aside so not thinner 

than commonplace bilge, 

hides in pantry 

where we can't see 

until ready to be served. 

Oh, juicy pickle soup,

an elixir,

panacea, fixer,

cold in china white saucer, fish crackers atop: 

I doubt I'll ever stop 

lapping you up!

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