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Jamming
by
Emily Strauss

I am waiting for summer to break

loose in the kitchen

for the sun to follow the strawberries

fresh from the field

next to the road

for nightingales to sit on branches

entwined around my windows--

they of a distant continent

and my dusty windows facing

the rear of the barber shop--

for colorful butterflies to float

brightly on overly green vines

but that's Disney's Sleeping Beauty

the kids are watching next door.

The cat is demanding tuna.

By night, fifteen glowing red jars

line the window sill, concentrating

the sunset within the darkening kitchen,

my hands pink and sticky sweet

dinner unmade, I am making toast

for jam.

Emily Strauss lives near San Francisco, California. A former English teacher who now tutors privately, Emily’s poems have appeared in Wordletting, Snakeview, Poetry Macao, and other journals. Her work tends to focus on the natural world, on images and sense perceptions. When she's not writing, Emily enjoys gardening, cooking (including jam-making!), camping, and hiking.

Pattyo:
Thanks for the sun following the strawberries!
Posted 08/17/2012 06:07 PM

pwax:
I like the energy in this poem, from morning to sunset, and the somewhat surreal quality.
Posted 08/17/2012 03:14 PM

wendy morton:
This is a delicious poem.
Posted 08/17/2012 10:37 AM

dotief@comcast.net:
I love it! This poem reminds me of so much that is precious--"fifteen red glowing jars/ [that] line the window sill, concentrating/the sunset within the darkening kitchen." Sheer magic for me! Lovely!
Posted 08/17/2012 09:12 AM

Eiken:
Emily, I love this, the idea of making toast for jam is perfect LOL. I loved the beautiful summer imagery, took me to a Disney world for a few minutes, bliss:)) Maire x
Posted 08/17/2012 04:58 AM

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