Inspired by Richard Blanco's poem "El Florida" and written during our Write Around the Corner meeting.
The kitchen
once a lonely place for me
slapping together "whatever" meals
The kitchen
now with new shiny stainless
steel appliances
a sturdy cutting board
new pans and knife set
The kitchen
where my husband and I now are chefs together
He -- the master of steaks and chicken
Me--handling the vegetables and potatoes and risotto
One year now of delicious healthy enticing dinners
not just thrown together by one
but prepared lovingly by two
Olive oil and garlic permeating the air
sauces created with hazelnut or fig jam or honey mustard
Music, of course
Lately a lot of Billy Joel
sometimes 90s country
or a jazz-filled playlist
Taking the food to the dining room table
candles lit, cloth napkins
The kitchen -- OUR kitchen
A lonely place no more.
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