mushrooms rest upon
a still sea of sweetened tea
working their magic

mushrooms rest upon
their belief in alchemy
spin cane death to gold

sea of sweetened tea
good bacteria guzzles,
farts, and burps bubbles

working their magic
sugar-free fizzy tonic
does our bodies good

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I am today’s host of dVerse’ Poetics. I say:
Write a poem that uses any of the definitions, examples, images, or applications of fermentation that inspires Your Muse.

Colleen is the host of Word Craft Poetry’s Tanka Tuesday.  Colleen says:
Last month, I asked Kerfe Roig to select a syllabic form for us to learn more about. Her choice was the Troiku.  The Troiku is a form created by Chèvrefeuille here.