In my culinary perspective of possibilities
I could never have baked up a scenario
where a pressure cooker was for anything
I could never have baked up a scenario
where a pressure cooker was for anything
other than braising chuck roast and onion,
yet here we are unable to forget 13 years later.
yet here we are unable to forget 13 years later.
Runners prepare to lace up in Hopkinton
and pray—not that they are first to break the ribbon,
and pray—not that they are first to break the ribbon,
but rather the finish line remains a precious
symbol of transcending physical limitations,
no longer a makeshift triage center.
symbol of transcending physical limitations,
no longer a makeshift triage center.
Elaine Sorrentino, author of Belly Dancing in a Brown Sweatsuit (Kelsay Books, 2025) has been published in journals such as Minerva Rising, Poetry Porch, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Gyroscope Review, Ekphrastic Review,The New Verse News, Quartet Journal, ONE ART: a journal of poetry, Sparks of Calliope, and Haikuniverse.