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A Taste of Gold
Picked by perspiring hands and
carefully collected from a field of yellow and green;
It is the grain of the world.
Boiled in bubbling, blistering water,
nibbled on as the husks are peeled back;
It is the grain of the world.
Pop-pop-popped in a microwave,
buttered and salted and munched in a mouthful;
It is the grain of the world.
Finely ground and packed to form a tortilla,
stuffed with eggs, bacon, and cheese then topped with sauce;
It is the grain of the world.
Cooked, grilled, roasted, steamed-
no matter which form it obtains, it satisfies ravenous bellies;
Corn is the grain of the world.
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