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And this month’s poem, by Sarah Dunning Park:
Roast chicken and potatoes
make an easy meal—
oil and season.
Let the oven offer meat
and fingerlings singing
with trapped heat and steam.
oil and season.
Let the oven offer meat
and fingerlings singing
with trapped heat and steam.
Such a simple beginning
belies the after-dinner showdown—
that battle with the carcass
to coerce tomorrow’s supper
from its bones.
Oh, it’s nothing new—
another belated discovery
of unforeseen complexity.
An expectant mother awaits a baby,
not the wreckage of birthing.
another belated discovery
of unforeseen complexity.
An expectant mother awaits a baby,
not the wreckage of birthing.
For that matter,
who really anticipates
a willful child evolving from her newborn?
But remember, this is about a chicken—
and the duty that’s before you.
The best thing to do
is throw yourself into it—
give thanks for the provision,
then sink bare hands in the grease.
Pick it clean.
© Sarah Dunning Park, 2012. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
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Congratulations on throwing yourself into it — all of it: poetry, motherhood, cooking, and more! Personally, I’ve never had a showdown with a chicken. I hope your showdowns get easier.
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Thanks, Ms. HalfEmpty! No showdowns with chickens, ever? That’s okay. It’s usually not too pretty. I think I’m realizing that if it’s not one kind of showdown, it’s another!
I don’t like dark meat, so I’ve always been a fan of the no showdown chicken breast!
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oh sarah, this is gorgeous and true. i know this story well. love your words here always.
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Thank you so much, Suzannah!
Love it, Sarah! LOVE. IT.
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