RECIPES THAT HELP US
Suppose you’d never cooked for yourself
or others, you just microwaved your meals
And then suddenly, you had an epiphany
and opened a book or someone
taught you some things
And there you are making
all manners of good stuff
That’s like being lifted onto
a new, better plateau
all of a sudden
And suppose by some grace of God
like a reprieve, you found yourself delivered
to a park with your partner or family member
or friend and out of their pocket
comes a fruit in sections
for sharing
And the wind, be it
gentle or something to
be endured–it’s a delight
because you are finding your
animal self again outside and
remembering to breathe
maybe even sudden
gusts like some hand
priming the fire of your
lungs with bellows
And what it was like to
be a kid in outdoor rawness
You learn this recipe
and you put it in your book
one of many delights in your
repertoire:
“Recipe for Enjoying Each Other
and Oneself Outdoors with
Fruit in Park and Wind.”
~ Lady