Tagged: tanka
making apple sauce
making apple sauce
while mama does her homework,
my daddy and me –
home is wherever we are
together, working towards home
.
20220924:1848
y
it’s the third or fourth
it’s the third or fourth
harvest of the season – our
shishito peppers,
mysteriously giving,
curiously holding back
.
20220923:0644
y
tofu is not gross
tofu is not gross
the way olives are gross – there,
i’ve said it, after
hearing more than our fair share
of anti-tofu sentiments
.
20220922:2132
y
we can easily
we can easily
rely on one another’s
comfort food to make
it through, borrowing spices
whose names we need not pronounce
.
20220921:1545
y
we have harvested
we have harvested
yesterday’s tomatoes for
today’s pasta, a
bouquet of fresh basil gave
up its breath to top it off
.
20220920:2237
y
mama’s purslane grows
mama’s purslane grows
dutifully, as shelter
for the frog, a snack
for the deer, and nutrition
for our family omelette
.
20220919:2241
y
dad searches for mom’s
the ice maker stirs,
the ice maker stirs,
makes ice after guests have gone
to bed, sorry, not
sorry, seeking affirmation
in the middle of the night
.
20220918:0814
y
every road offers
every road offers
an opportunity to
wander – there are no
promises or incentives
beyond the invitation
.
20220916:1756
y
coming upon a
coming upon a
construction site at quitting
time, matching children
abandoning their toys, mid-
strike, to wash up for dinner
.
20220915:2002
y
y 