Hunan Wishes
for Bob
1.
The chicken he hacked with his left hand,
diced vegetables with his right.
Gifted, his Western customers whistled back
from the black vinyl booths. A splash
of sesame oil, a grip of pepper, a nimble wrist
over high flame—chop, toss, and plate.
2.
Gather your knives, sharpen with care.
Collect your vegetables, dice with care.
Decide on the cooking oil, select with care.
Heat your wok over high flame, with care
for such high fire and the heating oil. With care
add the vegetables but consider hunger
as restraint, cooking as desire. With care.
Collect your vegetables, dice with care.
Decide on the cooking oil, select with care.
Heat your wok over high flame, with care
for such high fire and the heating oil. With care
add the vegetables but consider hunger
as restraint, cooking as desire. With care.
