SACRED COOKING IN THE LOTUS GARDEN
- jenminotti
- 17 hours ago
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By Joshua Meander
PROMPT—Peace ...
She alone peels
Slowly on pastoral scene.
Zen-like she moves.
Fairytale Chinese pixie
Farms, chops, and cooks
Meshed in a lotus garden
In mountainous Orient.
Relaxed body in grape-dyed
Smoky long dress.
Rabbits, puppies and a lamb
Observe her preparing meals.
Birds sing as she gathers petals
For flower tea which flutter
From her small, feminine hands.
Idyllic country lifestyle
Speaking little & sprouting
To tune of self-reliance
From a bamboo lute plucked
Like plucking of magnolia
Blossoms in sacred garden.
Develop taste for her
Perspective and all will
Easily go down like
A blessing before meal.
Joshua Meander's poems are romantic in spirit with a touch of drama. He writes from Forest Hills, N.Y.
