Tagged: tradition
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
.
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we are a handful
we are a handful
of traditions away from
tolerating one
another, another handful
from some kind of understanding
.
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our tongues
our tongues
recognize
flatbreads
in every
language
without proper
pronunciation
.
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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
.
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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
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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
.
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we experiment
we experiment
with tradition, just enough
to go off course and
still arrive safely together
at the same destination
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: tradition
assimilating
assimilating
and not assimilating play
tug of war in the
morning, at meal times, just before
bed, looking for a clean win
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: assimilating
my mother and her
my mother and her
five sisters – together or
alone – five perfect
interpretations of
noodle soup,
one version
of love
.
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