Birthday Cakes, Cabbage Rolls and Sushi

Temptation comes from deep in the gut

Or from the delicious aroma of chocolate chip cookies

steak on the grill on a cool summer’s evening

chicken soup broth bubbling and simmering

each one nourishing - well maybe not the cookies

but nourishment is more than just of the body ~

each bite, each taste brings up a memory of breakfasts and dinners and snacks and lunches,

celebrations with family and friends,

ordinary meals at home or away ~

and each bite, each taste we make in our kitchens,

eat in favourite restaurants or at foodcarts on the street

breeds the temptation to enjoy our food without guilt.

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.”

~ Mae West

One Stop Shopping

Necessary items stacked

higgledy piggledy in shopping carts.

Food for pangs of hunger 

not necessarily for nourishment

but delicious pastries all the same

water bottled and packaged

a bouquet of flowers perched 

on top of rolls of paper towels

beside fresh French baguettes

fresh fruits and vegetables spaced

midst the overflowing abundance.

“The art of our necessities is strange

 that can make vile things precious.”

~ William Shakespeare, King Lear

Invisible Texturing

Exquisite and delicate ~

gossamer threads 

shine in the sun

spun by a master spinner

woven through trees and gardens,  snaring unsuspecting flies for later nourishment - delicate architecture that clings to arms and faces as we stroll paths and parks in dappled summer shade.

“The difference between utility and utility plus beauty 

is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web.”

~ Edwin Way Teale