On the Table

Ginger’s zing
pierces pear’s
sweet cream

garlic’s bite
snaps grape’s
tart green

basil’s
summer
flavor
brightens
kitchen’s
savor.

Earth’s
beauty
and
bounty
fills
our
bellys

graces
this
old
wooden
table.

Grateful
cook
grins
and
swallows

(slow
as
sticky
syrup
of
maple)

licks
his
slippery
lips
and

chomps
into
one
tempting
crisp
red
apple!