I cook French onion soup

losing count of how many onions I put in
eating croutons as I go along
drinking wine as I go along

you ask me to turn the fan up
so I open a window too

the garlic isn’t thin enough
we have no gruyere
but if you don’t tell the French
I used smoked cheddar
I won’t either

we eat the soup over puzzle pieces
we’ve had strewn on the table for days
and try not to spill

January 13, 2021


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