Final Degustation
"Final Degustation," an ode to the last solid meal before a much-delayed and avoided quadruple tertiary molar extraction surgery. Written Thursday, October 29, 2026, Poem #302 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "X," by Diana Ludwick © 2026."
Dispatch air-dried chicken fillets
Dredge through buttermilk
Dust in rice flour.
Duck fat, in the fryer
Diced potatoes, dual dunks:
Dip the cage twice into roiling lipids.
Door Dasher, my Dasher
Deliver me my dinner.
Dignified, hold back from devouring:
Dip tenders into Chipotle ranch
Delicate, diligent, deliberate bites.
Devour, teeth gnashing, reckless ripping.
Diana’s Definitive Degustation:
Decidedly decadent deep-fried delights.
