Glass, 4” x 5”

Meringue 

By Rebecca Graves

It takes patience and speed to make the peaks form.  

Such strict rules, the beginner is better off ignorant.  

Like the hero starting her journey, it is best to not know 

of broken hearts and sleepless nights. 

Just start even if the eggs aren’t yet at room temperature, 

Pace yourself, begin slowly, then increase your speed

Rain in the sugar just so.

Still there might be failure, or

the peaks might form and hold in the heat of the oven.

The hero too, may find her shape, hold up in the trying, 

make it over the mountains.