#265 Bagels and Fragels

I've got bagels on the mind

Boiled and baked

Hot and salty on my plate

The joy I have cannot be faked

At the Bagel Fragel

I used to get my fix

All the flavors you could want

But I preferred the salt sticks

Just like a bagel

But long like a breadstick

Covered in salt

And some poppy seeds

Guaranteed to meet my needs

That, for me

Was the 'Bagel'

Part of the name on the sign

The other half

The 'Fragel'

Is less well known

Unless you're from East Lansing

Or Ann Arbor inclined

A Fragel

Is a sweet thing indeed

Made with delicious cinnamon raisin dough

It eschews the boiling and baking

Opting instead for a bath in hot oil

Oh yes, I said it

A fried bagel

First on one side

Then the other

Pulled out fresh

And rolled around

In cinnamon and sugar

Pure heaven on the tongue

I'll take some to go

Because with all these calories

I'll have to eat them while I run

But I don't care

It's a treat by which I swear

The next person coming back from Ann Arbor

Had better bring me some!