A Gustatory Achievement

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Last Thanksgivin'-dinner we
  Et at Granny's house, an' she

  Had--ist like she alluz does--
  Most an' best pies ever wuz.

  Canned _black_ burry-pie an' _goose_
  Burry, squshin'-full o' juice;
  An' _roz_burry--yes, an' plum--
  Yes, an' _churry_-pie--_um-yum_!

  Peach an' punkin, too, you bet.
  Lawzy! I kin taste 'em yet!
  Yes, an' _custard_-pie, an' _mince!_

  An'--I--_ain't_--et--no--pie--since!

© James Whitcomb Riley