The Pungent Odor of Horseradish

Central Market, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.


The pungent odor
of horseradish follows you
past butchers, bakers,
and florists, past glazed donuts,

hard pretzels, and young
Mennonites tying cherry
stems in knots with tongues.


Andrew Brown

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