One Basil Leaf - Sept. 23, 2022

this basil leaf

picked and shredded

into the tomato soup

reminds me

this earth serves us

the house and table

ladle bowl and napkin

a spoon that pours

an offering through lips

and if the setting

and temperature

the spice and flavor

are just right

we tip the world

a humming smile

Recent Posts

try cucumber cooked there’s a new kid in the soup kicking some old tongues

every ooh and aah we aim if for a flower’s sunny side the dressed up showoff side the hair and makeup side the red carpet side preferred...

you could say a poet is like the spy who breaks into places looking for classified information skeletons or warm bodies in closets...