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Mar 6, 2022 at 12:41pm

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Edited: March 6, 2022 at 12:43pm

Re: DISCUSSION: Expanding Awareness

by Solace.Bring

Making Soup

Soup seems like a simple dish.

Cut up some stuff.
Dump it into some liquid.
Simmer until the cut-up stuff is tender.
Ladle into a bowl.
Eat with bread or crackers.

But when I make soup, I do a lot of considering …

What sort of soup am I in the mood for?
Do I have the ingredients to make that particular soup,
    or will I have to settle for something less than my tastebuds crave?
Do I have stock? Or is it going to be water-based,
    which will, of course, mean less depth of flavor.
And when I don’t have stew meat or chicken,
    will I go so far as to use sausage or fish?
Hell, no. Not when I’m in the mood for vegetable-beef
    or chicken-noodle soup.

I ask myself, “Would you be happy with sausage and bean soup?”
Of course, that answer depends upon whether or not
    there is a packet of cornbread mix in the pantry.

Oh, soup is VERY complicated.

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Poet’s Place Café prompt: Expanding Awareness - Write a poem about some everyday task. Turn your imagination loose to guide your powers of association into several levels of awareness.

(03.06.22)

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