A soaked gray above, a vibrant green below. A timid diffusion of sunlight was all.
That was outside, beyond the rain-rippled windows.
Inside, food was pulled from places that keep it until the pot is over a flame, until the sharp knife is in hand. The crisper, the freezer, the basket, the pantry, the herb pot, gave. I took their offerings, and they became more. That miracle.
Late evening simmered. The soup simmered. Hot suds and sponge and wash the platters, the knife, the bowls. Clean what wasn't after the making.
And know, the story is this. Simplicity is this. It's the rhythm of an ordinary day. It's leaving the desk where the work is half done, it's closing the screen. It's putting your arms around the tangible, your hands to a task. It's soup in a pot.
Steaming bowlsful around the table, with bread, creamy butter, drizzled honey and cold, cold milk.
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