Tagged: tradition

the tradition for

the tradition for
wok-frying peanuts is passed down
like a recessive

trait – one discovers the know-how
was hidden here all along
.
20230113:1639
y

we play hand-me-down

we play hand-me-down
traditions – permission to
stay up, make a mess
.
20221211:2056
y

one to weigh the dough,

one to weigh the dough,
one to roll it out, and one
to make golden brown –

and not so suddenly, we
have fresh lefse in the house
.
20221128:1954
y

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