Response to Prompt
#24 Double the Context
While in Nashville, I had a wonderful morning visiting a
couple of bookstores. The first was a Barnes and Noble that is also the
bookstore for Vanderbilt University.
It was huge. It was also
super quiet the morning I was there because it was raining outside – I practically
had the place to myself. I found a
recipe book called Hot Dog! The Wonderful
World of the Wiener by Andy Lynes, and pulled about 20 lines from it. Yesterday, I wrote each line on a slip
and pulled them randomly. The first poem is pretty much the order the lines
presented themselves. The second poem has further explanation when you get
there.
Wiener Manifesto
Feel the need for some exotic spice in your life
Perfectly acceptable substitute
Grated nutmeg.
Voice of an angel and lyric-writing ability to match
You can buy it on EBay
Unusual and spicy twist
Produces a crispier result.
We’ll ketchup with you eventually
Roasting them for Sunday lunch
I’m giving them to all the good people.
In which German city did currywurst originate?
I know it sounds insane
I think we’re all going to have to move to Seoul
Nah, that doesn’t bother me.
Thyme, oregano, marjoram, sesame seed, sumac, and salt
Free to mix and match
Add spicy garlic lemon
Pour over the pickling liquid
Mostly unchanged, depending on the size
Cook over an open fire.
Drink while you wait.
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Now here is the version where I added some lines. I was
having a hard time coming up with stuff on my own, mostly because the nature of
this is kind of silly, and I didn’t know exactly where to take it. So I
resorted to looking at Pema Chodron’s book When
Things Fall Apart, and decided that this poem would be a dharma talk (a
talk on Buddhist philosophy) if given by a wiener. I put the additional lines in italics. The very last line is original.
Roshi Wiener Gives a
Dharma Talk
Feel the need for some exotic spice in your life
The minute we feel a
slight edge of boredom coming on
Trying to shield
ourselves from discomfort, we suffer
Perfectly acceptable substitute
Grated nutmeg.
Voice of an angel and lyric-writing ability to match
The out breath is a
metaphor for opening our whole being
You can buy it on EBay
Unusual and spicy twist
Triggering our
emotional reaction
To the degree that
there is bravery in ourselves
Producing a crispier result.
We’ll ketchup with you eventually
On the sacred path of
the warrior
Loving without
condition
Roasting them for Sunday lunch
I’m giving them to all the good people.
In which German city did currywurst originate?
I know it sounds insane
Relate properly to
where you go
The mountain points to
the center of the earth instead of reaching into the sky
I think we’re all going to have to move to Seoul
Nah, that doesn’t bother me
It’s a human dilemma.
Thyme, oregano, marjoram, sesame seed, sumac, and salt
Free to mix and match
Add spicy garlic lemon
Pour over the pickling liquid
Mostly unchanged, depending on the size
Purify us
Cook over an open fire.
Practice
lovingkindness on yourself and
Drink while you wait.
Even hot dogs are
impermanent
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I giggled through this entire piece! I love mixing the spices with zen like phrases of peace :) Drink up indeed!
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