The poet laureate of Mahoosuc Mills strikes again, and who could blame him. If Shakespeare had had the pleasure of partaking in one of Babe’s homemade, fresh-from-the-oven, maple glazed donuts, I’m sure he’d have written a sonnet about it. Thankfully, Charlie stepped in to fill the gap. Here’s his latest.
Maple Glazed Doughnut
Down to the mill,
If you punch in early,
‘Round about ten
Your stomach gets squirrel-ly
Someone’s elected
To go, make it hasty
And bring us all back
Some coffee and pastry
Muffins, of course,
Are a popular pick
And danish are usually
Polished off quick
The guys all have favorites
They never outgrow,
For me, it’s the Maple Glazed Doughnut
On Monday, they make ‘em
At Busy Bee kitchen
The rest of the week
My stomach’s just itchin’
For some of that frosting
(Am I digressin’?)
There’s maple, right in
The batter, I’m guessin’
My fondness for
Jelly ones, I overcame
The Maple Glazed Doughnut
Just puts ‘em to shame
Watch as that frostin’
Gets molten as lava
When you go and dunk it
Right into your java
Chocolate éclairs?
Nothing compares
To my love for a
Maple Glazed Doughnut!
If you’re ever up our way, check out The Busy Bee Bakery, right across from the Fire Station in beautiful downtown Mahoosuc Mills. Featuring Bud’s famous baked beans breakfast buffet. Start your day off with a bang at the Busy Bee.
That’s it for now. Catch you on the flip side!
Hear Ida Tell It: Maple Glazed Doughnut
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June 25: The Best of Ida, Celebration Barn Theater, http://www.celebrationbarn.com/ 8:00pm, South Paris, ME
July 10: Cold River Radio Show live taping, Theater in the Wood, http://www.coldriverradio.com/ 7:00pm, Intervale, NH
July 24: Book Reading: The Sweet Life, Casco Public Library, http://www.casco.lib.me.us/, 3:00pm, Casco, ME
August 4: Book Reading: The Sweet Life, Albert Church Brown Memorial Library, http://www.acbrown.lib.me.us/ 7:00pm, China, ME
August 5: Book Reading: The Sweet Life, Stockton Springs Community Library, http://www.stocktonspringslibrary.org/, 6:00pm, Stockton Springs ME
August 11: The View From He’ah Variety Show, http://actonenh.org/ 2:00 & 7:30pm, Portsmouth, NH
August 30: Book Reading: The Sweet Life, Rangeley Public Library, http://www.rangeleylibrary.com/default.asp?Key=1&Cat=1 6:00pm, Rangeley, ME