Essentially they're just sugar
the various flavors merely chemical
but for me
their crystalline savor
is the epitome of treat
perhaps because
of fond Easter's past
hunting on every ledge,
counter top and picture frame
for beans arrayed in lines,
circles, arcs and arrows
patiently laid out by my parents
and lovingly collected by me
or perhaps because of
their jagged sweet
fluid crunch
so simple
and unpretentious
dogged every spring
despite the flash and flair
of modern candies
they remain
unchanged and unrepentant.
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