Tagged: spicy
it’s the third or fourth
it’s the third or fourth
harvest of the season – our
shishito peppers,
mysteriously giving,
curiously holding back
.
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you never forget
you never forget
your first
cardamom moment –
a sweet
accompaniment
.
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in the summer of
in the summer of
the carolina reaper,
our tomatoes dared
to wander over, lean its
vines upon those spicy branches
.
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thai chili peppers
thai chili peppers
from our garden onto the
kitchen counter, just
waiting for time to help them
change into their red leather coats
.
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when every seventh
when every seventh
neighbor is growing bird’s eye
chili in the front
yard, we follow suit, waiting
for that rainbow of spiciness
.
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we dip into each
we dip into each
weekend like it’s the very
best sauce to go with
the taste that came before, like
a spicy prelude to hunger
.
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we are ready for
in both hands, my
in both hands, my
fingertips are still
tingling from cutting
into last night’s
cherry bomb
peppers, so sweet
and delicious a
memory
to meditate on
in child’s pose
.
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nearly everyone
nearly everyone
breaks into song more sweetly
with salsa verde
.
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the fondest childhood
the fondest childhood
memories dangle
at the other end
of a string – vibrant,
shimmering, spicy,
just out of reach
.
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