Tagged: tradition
we ask the world of
we ask the world of
our children, in exchange for the
weight of tradition
.
20220608:1935
y
even holly seizes
even holly seizes
the occasion
in the middle of
winter to catch
snowflakes on her
tongue,
stretching her neck
towards the sky
.
20220115:2005
y
we will gather at
we will gather at
least seven times to pay our
respects, say goodbye –
for both the dead and the living,
loss takes longer to sink in
.
20210819:1747
y
in between cultures
in between cultures
are the stuff dreams are made of –
take what you need, leave
the rest, it takes a whole bunch of
we to become all-embracing
.
20201229:1248
y
we are a handful
we are a handful
of traditions away from
tolerating one
another, another handful
from some kind of understanding
.
20201205:0845
y
our tongues
our tongues
recognize
flatbreads
in every
language
without proper
pronunciation
.
20201201:0852
y
we buy into our
we buy into our
own versions of tradition
every time, picking
and choosing which passages
to chew up or swallow whole
.
20201129:1146
y
we all prefer our
we all prefer our
own approaches to pickling –
same ingredients,
different methods – give us
our share, and no one gets hurt
.
20200530:1704
y
with some traditions,
on the eve of the
on the eve of the
lunar new year, no doubt there
is a list of dos
and don’ts – residing between
cultures sometimes feels risky
.
20200124:0811
y
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