Comfort Food

by Jean Varda

think of warm baked bread
melting butter with crunchy crust
think of casseroles one after the other
coming out of the oven
deserts baking steamy with
berries peaches custard whipped cream
think of ice cream summer
how it cools down your mouth
coffee flavored chocolate chips
think of salad
chopping radishes cucumber carrots
crunch of romaine lettuce
adding chunks of cheese
smell of vinegar and oil
think of breakfast
scrambled eggs toast
hot tea jam home fries
morning sun warming the table cloth
breakfast served in cafes
think of romantic evenings
pasta and crunchy garlic bread
wine Parmesan cheese

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Jean Varda’s poetry has appeared in: The California Quarterly, The Berkeley Poetry Review, Illya’s Honey, Daybreak, The Lucid Stone, Poetry Motel, The Santa Fe Sun, Rive Guache, Manzanita, Poetry & Prose of the Mother Lode & Sierra, Avocet A Journal of Nature Poetry and Nurturing Paws by Whispering Angel Books. She has published 5 chapbooks of poetry, most recently, Carved from Light and Shadow, by Sacred Feather Press. She teaches a poetry writing class. MC.d three open mics and hosted a poetry radio show on KVMR Nevada City,CA.