Egg by Linda Pastan
Mar. 18th, 2025 12:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conulyIn this kingdom
the sun never sets;
under the pale oval
of the sky
there seems no way in
or out,
and though there is a sea here
there is no tide.
For the egg itself
is a moon
glowing faintly
in the galaxy of the barn,
safe but for the spoon's
ominous thunder,
the first delicate crack
of lightning.
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Speaking of eggs, take a poll! Units are in pennies to get around the whole numbers rule, so just imagine a decimal point in the correct spot. At the grocery store today eggs ranged from $8.40 per dozen on the cheap end to $12.75 on the pricey end.
the sun never sets;
under the pale oval
of the sky
there seems no way in
or out,
and though there is a sea here
there is no tide.
For the egg itself
is a moon
glowing faintly
in the galaxy of the barn,
safe but for the spoon's
ominous thunder,
the first delicate crack
of lightning.
Link
Speaking of eggs, take a poll! Units are in pennies to get around the whole numbers rule, so just imagine a decimal point in the correct spot. At the grocery store today eggs ranged from $8.40 per dozen on the cheap end to $12.75 on the pricey end.
Poll #32825 Egg prices!
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19
How many cents does it cost to purchase a dozen large eggs this week?
View Answers
Mean: 639.47 Median: 600 Std. Dev 193.02
Mean: 639.47 Median: 600 Std. Dev 193.02
| 400 | 2 (10.5%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 450 | 1 (5.3%) | |
| 500 | 3 (15.8%) | |
| 550 | 1 (5.3%) | |
| 600 | 7 (36.8%) | |
| 650 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 700 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 750 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 800 | 1 (5.3%) | |
| 850 | 1 (5.3%) | |
| 900 | 1 (5.3%) | |
| 950 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 1000 | 1 (5.3%) | |
| 1050 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 1100 | 1 (5.3%) | |
| 1150 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 1200 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 1250 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 1300 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 1350 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 1400 | 0 (0.0%) |
