A double cinquain Garden Planted tardy My tomatoes are short But they are yielding belated fruit Small fruit Control I am not in Can barely bend to plant But I still got something in dirt Enough.
Friend on the Train
A sonnet with homage to Rumi Upon the racing rails, a brick caboose, It sees the front, but can’t control its end, Behind, the rail of where it did not choose, But all alone, inside itself, a Friend. The Friend comes in by invitation faint And finding not a center, strikes at will Arousing anger…
A Sovereign’s Lament
Upon my throne I gaze with weary sight, A ruler bound to weigh the hearts of men. Yet virtue falters, shrouded in the night, And wisdom wanes within the mightiest ken. What hands shall bear my scepter without stain? What lips shall speak my will without deceit? Lo, even David, crowned in golden reign, Was…
Papi’s Red Curry Chicken
It took me many tries to get this to the point where I like it. I don’t have access to Thai chilies, so a jalapeño will do. There are a lot of ingredients, but they are all necessary if you want it to taste close to authentic. I do not use canned bamboo because if…
Jokes I Can’t Tell You, A-Z
I found a fun meme online, and decided to make one for each letter of the alphabet. Enjoy. I have an avalanche joke, it starts suddenly but it’s all downhill after that. I have a basketball joke, it’s a slam dunk. I have a card joke, but you can’t deal with it. I have a…
Why do I write?
What inspires me to write? Is it for myself, for posterity, or notoriety? I write for many reasons, most of which are pleasurable. There is something cathartic and relieving about getting thoughts outside of the jumbled and troubled mind, where they swirl in a nauseating incompleteness like spaghetti. Incomplete and unformed except as sprites running…
Papi’s Chicken Posole
I like green chicken posole better than the traditional red pork posole, and here’s my simple recipe. Ingredients Part 1: The Chicken 3-4 large bone-in chicken breasts with skin 2 garlic cloves, whole 8 cup water 1 T salt 2 t oregano 1/2 t black pepper 2 celery stalks, halved 3 sprigs green onion Part…
Italian Chili
I have to admit it – I don’t like chili very much. However, this recipe, enhanced with spicy Italian sausage and corn, is pretty good, esp. with a dollop of sour cream on top. Ingredients Part 1: The Beans 2 c Peruano (a,k.a. Peruvian or Mayocoba) white beans (can substitute Pinto beans) 1/2 onion whole…
HAIKU: Haikus Suck
Courtesy of my 8 yo son: Haikus really dumb Haikus are really pointless Haikus super poo
HAIKU: Morning Coffee
Morning is here Everyone is moving I need my coffee
