our culture differences boil down to
rice vs potato
my choice chips with a hit of jalapeno, kettle
you pass the sweet and sour and
sake, i continue mashing
uncle ben until he
resembles instant flakes - then top with a square or two
of butter
"soy sauce?"
"no, thank you"
"we are not meant, " i add
"to live on rice alone"
my chopsticks sit in silence, refusing
involvement
"that was bread not rice," your lips whisper
i revisit scripture
you take notice, "change is good," adding fire
"but i am Irish" adamant
"well stated," completing "and i, i am
laughing Buddha"...
bkmackenzie
copyrighted 2013
Posted for Real Toads - Poets in the Kitchen
I like the cultural differences in food & nuances in the conversation ~ Perhaps if not involvement or a compromise, a respect for the differences ~
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your unique interpretation on food & subtle take on the relationship as well ~
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Grace
Thank you Grace for stopping in...Happy weekend to you as well...bkm
DeleteThanks for comments Sabio the wisdom of rice wins over meat and potatoes here. Sometimes we just do not want to accept what is good for us...bkm
ReplyDeleteLOL -- but to tell you the truth, I love both dishes, and their wisdom. ;-)
Deleteha. i think i would take the chips with the hint of jalepeno...change is good though...some better for us than others...i like that the chopsticks are staying out of this one...smiles.
ReplyDeleteI truly agree go St Patty!!!...bkm
DeleteAh, the beauty of diversity :)
ReplyDeleteThank goodness my husband is baked potato all the way...bkm
DeleteWe can learn from each other ... and perhaps sample, at times, what is on their plate? Well done! (Love that photo of Robert Frost - am reading a book of his poetry right now :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret ...bkm
Deletehahahaha!!! Pass the Irish cream please.
ReplyDeleteA bit of Irish creme to toast the Emerald Isle...bkm
DeleteYou say so much about relationships - similarities and differences - while describing a simple meal. Change is good, but some things will always remain the same.
ReplyDeleteHard to change the staples in ones life.. Thank you Kerry...bkm
DeleteRice vs potato: an endless discussion, endlessly repeated, with no end in sight, but a staple when other dinner conversation lapses.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
K
Thank you Kay -totally agree...bkm
DeleteWe sit at your table of diversity and listen to the back and forth...what a delightful piece!
ReplyDeleteThank you Susie...bkm
DeleteThis made me smile. I love the conversation you provided and the diversity of food at your table. I will take the rice. LOL.
ReplyDeleteOh Mary you would take the healthy choice..thank you...bkm
DeleteLovely interplay!
ReplyDeleteThank you...bkm
DeleteWhat a unique take on this prompt. I love how the whole of it is shared though dialogue. Also, the motionless image of chopsticks, very effective.
ReplyDeleteA lot of conversation is poetry -we only have to listen ..thank you...bkm
DeleteI enjoy the tone in this...the inner and outer conversation...the laughing Buddha...excellent poem and the food implementing is nice and subtle. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Hannah and thanks for coming by...bkm
DeleteI would choose the rice, my chopsticks ever active
ReplyDeletenicely done. There's really a neat thought/image in each line here. we are not meant to live on rice alone and I revisit scripture…change is good, in particular. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely piece, well spun. This line is particularly awesome, and telling:
ReplyDelete"my chopsticks sit in silence, refusing
involvement"
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You say so much about connections, resemblances and variations while explaining a simple food. Maybe you can also add the chopsticks as it is two sticks put together.
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