At dVerse Mish is hosting the Haibun with an invitation to write about soup.
dVerse Poets – Haibun – Soups On
“There ain’t no point in making soup unless others eat it.” Kate DiCamillo
Community Soup
How does one make soup? Ingredients, of course, and thoughts run to vegetables, meats, spices and herbs, and ways of blending, concocting, adapting them. And not forgetting to add some fresh bread, preferably thick, toasted and buttered. But that is not the whole, that is not the recipe, that is not soup. There’s more to soup than liquid.
Take some invitations and gather a table round. Add a dash of greetings, kisses, hugs and handshakes. Add some humour and wine, fold in strands of conversation and pursue a line of two. One must listen between the lines. rejoice with those doing well, hold those who are struggling, engage the quiets ones. Encourage, communicate, celebrate. Be present. That’s by whole soup.
Vegetables washed pungent spices bathe the air conversation grows. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®️
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I’m in😀
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O good, I’ll set a place 🙂
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This is incredibly heart warming … not to mention tummy warming.
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The best of both worlds really, yes indeed, agreed, and thank you so much for responding to this.
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If some of the guests had chances to bathe, the air might be less pungent. Reminds me of the children’s book, Stone Soup.
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I remember stone soup, that was good. Ha, I’ll make sure the soap is out 🙂
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Fun response. 😂🤪😉
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Ha, yes, who wants pungent, lol.
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Oh I love soup!!
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I’ll save some 🙂 yes, I do too, soul food. Thank you very much MB
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I love it! Soup as fellowship, of course!!
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Yes, the best, thank you very much Liz.
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You’re welcome, Paul.
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I like your soup recipe.
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Isn’t it the best, something about positive community gathered.
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Lovely!! I love this wholistic approach.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Love this thought… the spice is the company really.
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Yes, absolutely so Bjorn
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Both sides of this soup, nutritious in every way. Love the first part and the second part even moreso. The haiku is a great wrap up . Love this!!
Pat
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Thank you so much Pat, much appreciated, yes, both sides so integral to the other.
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This is beautiful. I especially like your description of pursuing between the lines, taking the soup to a whole new level of warmth.
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Thank you so much Mish, really appreciate your sharing the affect.
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This is so tummy, as well as, heart warming.
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Thank you so much Sara, I agree and I always seek it out, so positive.
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I love this poem and the feelings of community connection in the sharing of soup – maybe our direction next year??
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Yes indeed, our way.
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