It’s a mere creation Without any potion That ripe mango is here To see my poetry hut. At the very children’s  mart I want to steal fruit From the tree So proudly. That mango thief Is called by myself To do that To enjoy the…

If you only had one day?

We used to sing this food song when we were kids: Fried ham, fried ham, cheese, and bologna, and after the macaroni, we’ll have onion, pickles, and peppers, and then we’ll have some more fried ham! Fried ham! Fried ham! Fried ham! The relish tray…

Playing Candyland in the Candy House One would think it was a Hansel and Gretal dream, if theirs hadn’t ended for the worse; The “healthy stuff” were fig newtons and graham crackers the large molasses cookies with sprinkled sugar on top came after spaghetti dinners…

There is growth hidden in the pinions of abandonment. A rose with thorns sharp yet healing as they pierce. One must turn inward deliberately Almost cruelly and with intention to open the scar tissue and bleed out. Very few are brave enough to go there….

Thank you Drakkar to this day I can’t smell you without remembering a generation of the late 80’s on Long Island  known as the guidos. I borrowed Mom’s amari to match up to the boys. Thank you Tommy Hilfiger.  Remember smelling you through the 90’s…

A Plate for the Whole Family Here, my boy, have some food have some joy in a plate of spaghetti. Here, my boy, this is all for you take my love and this plate of spaghetti. Thank you, mom! But we are poor so why…

The Other Side of the Bridge   When both of my husbands were alive, we spent Thanksgiving together,   our feast culminating with an extended walk across the Tacoma Narrows bridge.   The two of them paused beside an iron railing so I could take…

Plantain Chips Plantain chips here I come My favourite snack at large The drier it is the better it is made from plantain Yellow when ripe Green when unripened you slice it into different shapes Some cubes some circles Some quite elongated and sliced Plantain…

Campbell’s Tomato Soup. That was my sick soup.   When the fever had broken and I was hungry again Mother fixed me a grilled cheese sandwich and Campbell’s Tomato Soup in a mug, not a bowl, so I could drink it.   It almost made…