baking – shannon p. laws

Poem: Measured

Measured by Shannon Laws The one cup of measure mountained with flour mother pulls a butter knife from the silverware drawer taps it on the edge of the kitchen counter two times Pushing the jagged peak away onto the counter covered in wax paper she scrapes the knife’s flat back across the cupContinueContinue reading “Poem: Measured”

Poem: Metaphor Motel

Metaphor Motel by Shannon Laws To break your dry spell Select a stranger well-formed absent of rust Consider the servings and portions of the meal Ready the pan, prime the pump Rest. Repeat. Visit the mill together Break down the wheat ‘til flour dusts the air Mix with matted hair, various dibbles, andContinueContinue reading “Poem: Metaphor Motel”