Archive for the ‘Cupboard Mine’ Category

on mottled linoleum floors
this child of deep brown curls.
In the kitchen, her mother
furrowed brows and chapped hands
a decision to make. She looks
in the cupboard for ideas.
A half hour in her hands
and dinner to fix. She smiles
at the young one, still dancing
orange pulp mess and all
adrift in her own happy world.
The dilemma is solved! An orange
she picks up to zest and use.
From a heart blessed with love:
a dinner to serve and enjoy.

yldara 200107

Life could be a bowl of chili,
full of spices and surprises.
Meaty goodness, or may be not,
a hearty meal or somber crises.

More than what one expects
loaded with a certain taste:
a hint of bitter chocolate,
pungent garlic, tomato paste.

Cry with onions, diced galore
pepper green, no heat at all.
Simmering mix of rich texture,
a dish to please or to appall.

Life could be a bowl of chili.
The end-result, I must decide.
It is just what I make of it -
best or bitter, Jekyll or Hyde.

yldara/m.stanphill 190806

Chili – A dish usually made with ground beef, garlic, onions, cilantro, cumin, oregano, sweet and/or hot peppers, tomatoes (paste, sauce and chopped up fresh ones), chili powder and in my own recipe–just a hint of bitter chocolate.