by Andi Penner
cleaved in two
each tiny green dot
boiled with onion, bay leaf
no pattern or rhyme
chaos roiling
in a copper pot
with basil, pepper
thyme, and parsley
chopped carrots,
celery, leftover ham
watching, stirring
maintaining the flame
comfort simmers in numbers
the peas coalesce
today’s menu
nourished bodies
a measure of strength
for tomorrow’s fight
Andi Penner stirs soup, trouble, and poetry in her Albuquerque kitchen when she’s not busy writing and querying her memoir.