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Faux Pho
Ingredients While bringing stock to a boil, add in your uncracked egg. Add the grated ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, sesame oil, and say sauce. After boiling for about 4-5 minutes for soft boiled, remove your egg. Add in the noodles and shrimp and boil about 3 minutes until shrimp are opaque. Turn off the…
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Like a Pine Tree
If I could organize my brainLike a pine treeWith a fiery passionate trunkA sturdy coreLImbs of ideasWhere nests can be built Pointed needlesWhere the rawness is synthesized to fine detail that supports growth Roots Where ideas are not buriedBut stored for a season Until they draw resourcesFor expansion A brain as iconic as the scent…
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Anxiety to-do List
Im making a to-do listEven though I know just what to doWriting it out bullet by bulletThinking it over and overMaybe I should just do it That thought is probably true But today I’ll just be a dreamerTomorrow I’ll follow through I’m sliding down a slippery slope Yesterday’s tomorrow is todayAnd today is the dayIt’s…
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The Creative Life Cycle
Little bits and piecesSome old and some newSome from projects completed Some I’ll never useSome yet to be started Man, they sparkle when they’re new This is where I find myselfWhenever I come to I vacuum up a sewing pinPull ends of yarn from the cracks of the couchDust off all the half finished projectsComing…
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Wholesome
Between two phasesShe swam Away from the cloaked shores footholdAnd into the waters raw freedom The waterGentle on her skinSoothing and exciting RawPrompted the terrifying taskOf letting go She couldn’t help but feel Wholesome Nothing can taint nature’s natural glowNot even the deepest held insecurities and taboo desires No longer afraid of the once judgeable …
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Orzo with Carrots
Sometimes, we need simple nostalgic comfort food. My dad always made this to go with salmon, usually on Friday nights. Ingredients Method In a heavy bottomed pot, sauteé onion, garlic, and carrots in the olive oil or butter until fragrant. Add a pinch of black pepper. Add dry orzo and cook, stirring to well coat…
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I Have Realized
I step out of the comfort of the warm lit houseRight away, I realizeThe brightness of stars against the deep, dark, midnight skyThey shine, almost an oddity, in this Rhode Island Sky between Boston and New York CityPure wild darkness, the kind that produces night terrors and harps on fear,is what brings them to life…
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Into the Woods
It’s in the woods where my mind and body often meet My feet in boots squish along the muddy trail My arms spread wide to maintain balance over icy ground My lungs bring nature’s air deep into my chest My mind gets stuck in the mudIt tries to lure me back to solid ground To…
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Foraged Chickweed and Quinoa Salad
Save yourself a trip to the grocery store during the COVID-19 pandemic by foraging fresh chickweed! This tender, sweet green can be found in early spring and thrives in moist shaded areas. It grows close to the ground, typically in dense patches. The plant has oval leaves with smooth edges and a pointed tip. It…
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Lake Minnewaska
Her water is smooth and softly rippled So clear I can see my toes several feet below the surface Mountains line her edges for a 360 view of white cliffs Blue sky is dotted with clouds above I swim undisturbed, besides a growing community of fellow long distance swimmersI swim freely, with no boundaries other…