One Thousand Days and Nights of Chinese Cooking

a more holistic approach to living and eating

Lucy Simpson

Lucy Simpson
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Birthday
December 20
Bio
I am a published poet, poetry teacher and novice photographer struggling to feed my family healthfully. My challenge to myself is to integrate my writing and art into cooking. So here you have one thousand days and nights of Chinese Cooking!

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Salon.com
JUNE 11, 2011 11:51AM

Hurricane Summer

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A widowed light dapples checkerboard 
linoleum. Sister joints sorrow, termite 
eaten, supporting ceiling and floors above
A water bug marches slowly through
one wet square then two, a six-legged tap
The hibiscus bush outside blooms despite
years of neglect, centers of hot pink, 
wanton woman lipstick, lavender dancing 
skirt petals and a wand of powdered yellow.


Lucy Simpson, 6/9/2011

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Sounds of Bay Saint Louis a hurricane ago.

There still are such monuments to that disaster. :(

it danced for me. :)
"A widowed light..." I am still wondering about this. Then the ominous water bug. Wetness, darkness. Then, the wonderful hibiscus! That sings!
Thanks Blinddream and Spike The Chicken.
Love those last four lines. They will stick with me all day and I'm glad. r