Friday, November 14, 2014

how to fingerPaint a poem



splash, play

get in there
get messy

it will be worth it

blue ink
up to
your elbow

smudges
across your cheek

dots of crimson
on your fingertips

and one full palm-
print of

your story


© 2014 Jennifer Wagner

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Jack O' Lantern Soup




Dancing squirrels
have taken note
of the pre-Thanksgiving
feast—

as windblown leaves,
soggy,

like fresh strips
of paper-mâché,
are stuck to everything
in sight—across our lawn, the path to our door.

I wonder, what would they think
if I sprinkled some Sriracha
or pepper-apple chutney
on top

of the jack o’ lantern soup
sitting
on our front porch,
rainwater
filling up
to the smile?

I prefer mine
with sour cream
and a little kick:

a half sandwich,
toasted
with lots
of pepperoncinis.

Do you think
they would mind
sharing

if I brought
and topped

it
with roasted
pepitas

and a caramelized pecan
or two?

I bet Beatrix would know.



© 2014 Jennifer Wagner




Note: I made pumpkin soup for the first time last year.  Soo good.