Phiên Ngoại 1
Lần thứ nhất khi Bàng Sĩ Bân và Hà Thu Nhiên lăn lăn lộn lộn trên giường, hai người làm đủ màn dạo đầu nóng bỏng, toàn thân nóng bừng vì dục hỏa thiêu đốt…
“Này, em yêu…” Thở hổn hển, đang trong tình trạng nguy cấp anh lại lề mề, không chịu xông vào thành.
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These flowers must be really tasty
every time I moved it got spooked
but came right back
1. Magnificent waves/
Menacing shoreline swimmers/
Cold vaulted peril/
#haiku
2. Temporary vaults/
Suspended over laced floors/
Eternal seconds/
#haiku
3a. White marble of foam/
Temporary parqueting:/
Wave cathedral’s floor/
#haiku
3b. Perfect froth levels/
People’s secular concerns/
To build faith anew/
#haiku
4. Nature’s architect/
Is physics’ gravity &/
Hydro-dynamics/
#haiku
5. Each breaker designed/
Thirteen billion years ago/
For just this moment/
#haiku
6. Each vaulted chamber/
Replaced behind a curtain/
Of gently laced foam/
#haiku
7. Each wave’s filigree/
Is Tons of weightless bubbles/
Polishing sand’s grains/
#haiku
9. Sand we can build with/
But waves we simply observe/
Already perfect/
#haiku
10. Fluid majesty/
Obeys temporarily/
Mortal human claims/
#haiku
11. Understanding of/
Gravity’s architecture/
Can’t change anything/
#haiku
12. Our powerlessness/
Surprises only our wills/
& our proud Egos/
#haiku
13. Bodies understand/
The limitations of life/
While Ego bristles/
#haiku
14. Magic of the…
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When Boomie Bol graciously accepted my offer to write a guest post I was flattered and excited yet I had no idea where to begin.
What aspect of my life to I draw upon?
All my blogs are journals of sorts that aim to provide advice. By sharing my experiences I hope that I can help others in some small way.
But, what would readers of Boomie’s beautiful poetry be interested in?
Whilst I don’t consider myself an author, I can string a few words together that occasionally resemble a coherent sentence.
I am a photographer by trade so I could relate something of my current travels in Tokyo, Japan.
But then there’s the whole process of my losing weight recently that has taught me a lot about food, mental strength and physical fitness.
Yet if I like to help others, doesn’t it make sense to do something for…
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“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” —Lewis Grizzard
Amen, brother.
It’s time once again for La Tavola to celebrate the apple of love, everyone’s favorite summer fruit (yes, it’s a fruit)—the tomato!
Join us July 25-August 4 when we’ll run a special limited-time-only menu that elevates the flavors of the tomato with exciting preparations and pairings. The dishes, which are available in addition to our regular menu, can be enjoyed a la carte or as a 3-course $35 prix fixe.
APPETIZERS
Brandywine Tomatoes peaches, patio herbs, arugula and speck 8
Braised Pork Cheek Crespelle smoked tomato vinaigrette 11
Anson Mills Farro Verde heirloom tomatoes, pickled red onions and radish 8
Pickled Cantaloupe & Tomato Soup mozzarella burrata, mint and black pepper 9
Braised Octopus & Fregola oven-dried tomatoes and taggiasca olives 10
Wild Salmon Crudo cucumber, tomato water and lemon agrumato oil 11
ENTREES
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Another dogbane beetle, this time looking straight at you:
A little threatening-looking, but they’re strictly vegetarian (strictly dogbane, that is).
A week later, the beetles are still around. As always, they never seem to stray far from the dogbane plant. I believe they spend their whole lifecycle around dogbane – the larvae are in the ground around the plant.
Cassie Brown Pad 