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    Looking for a Poem

    I'm trying to find a poem that my Granddaughter remembers reading a year back. It is likely to be Australian in origin and contemporary. Some remembered snipits are:

    Australian lamb
    One to serve/put on a dish
    One to put back in the oven/in the oven
    I am hell/I am in hell
    As I watch ….

    A challenge I know, but any help would be appreciated.

    Ji

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    Perhaps:
    On Cooking a Symbol at 400 Degrees,
    by Patty Seyburn https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe.../patty-seyburn :

    I butterflied Australian rack of lamb
    with shallots, garlic, parsley, butter, wine
    (some in the pan, some for the palate).
    Although the livestock loved in nursery rhyme
    avoided clumps of mint, it served my family
    nonetheless. I am no PETA zealot
    (leather jacket, handbag, wallet, shoes)
    but wonder if the deeds we do pursue
    us in the afterlife. Does the fleecy
    creature have a tenderable claim?
    My lambent mind considers our short lease
    on life, the oven hot. Am I to blame?
    Who gave thee such a tender voice? asked Blake.
    Myself am Hell. I watch the mutton bake.
    Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
    tailor STATELY
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    who am I but a stitch in time
    what if I were to bare my soul
    would you see me origami

    7-8-2015

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    I've tried searching for this on google chrome and on Yahoo, no luck.

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    Thanks tailor STATELY. This looks very promising. I have sent on to said Granddaughter for confirmation.

    Kind regards, Ji

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