Tagged: order

in the city that

in the city that
never sleeps, every other john’s
pizzeria is

a stone toss away – let us
meet there and order a slice
.
20210326:2038
y

fifty pounds of bread

fifty pounds of bread
flour in the pantry translates
to some things divine

across our plates, something to
work at across the waistline
.
20200504:0857
y

saturday at the

saturday at the
pupuseria, i paid
attention to the

way you ordered what you ordered
because everything was brand new
.
20180325:2056
y

between now and

between now and
soon, we will single
out a restaurant
worthy
of our weekend
appetites and not
promise to stop
window-shopping
as we walk home,
stuffed
and discovering
a whole new
dimension
to order envy
.
20171029:1909
y

we keep each other

we keep each other
solid, completing the days
in order, from top

to bottom, so that looking
back is subtly restrictive
.
20160426:0754
y

the morning after

the morning after
arrives like any other –
someone cranks the gear

for the sun, checks in on the
chickens first, wakes the cities second
.
20150401:0840
y

tuesday evening, the

tuesday evening, the
choices were all too
clear, decadent –
single steak or
prime ribs, medium
rare
or just plain
medium, German
fried potatoes or
baked oversized
with sour cream,
everything
served up, nothing
left to chance
.
20130223:0956
y

order and chaos go

even before

even before
the opposable
thumbs come into
dependable order,
the hunter-gatherer
instinct kicks in –
all in a day’s work
.
20110519:0822
y