Religion of Hard Cider From Mother Earth News

she chooses her juice
and checks the label, chemical
preservatives kill the yeast, religion
of hard cider preservative-free she buys
from a non-religion orchard cider mill in season,
cold pasteurized kills microorganisms with ultraviolet
light, her indigo rises like the phoenix in her vagina

upping the alcohol content
with brown sugar boosting the
fermentable content intoxicating
as hell, aftermath of the bible wars
kicking in, mother earth news, the original
guide to living wisely

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