John Daleiden, US

 

 

Rengay   Karina Klesko, US and John Daleiden, US   Dishes in the Sink   spice rack carousel— a new route to the east with every turn      /kk steam from the boiling pot the scent of black cardamom     /jd dishes in the sink Maxwell House breakfast blend in a beer mug      /kk Book Club social — dicing a melange of fruit for the luncheon      /jd snoring bull dog— a side-glance at the cook      /kk Tokyo friends— we sit on tatami mats slurping noodles      /jd     Karina Klesko, US and John Daleiden, US   Whistling Kettle   harborside tea— a room borne to heirlooms and summer light    /kk cinnamon and spice— the sound of children playing    /jd whistling kettle— fat old Balinese cat, only one ear twitches    /kk lemon slices— two steaming porcelain cups on a linen cloth    /jd late night with Earl Grey— claw-foot tub almost full   /kk in my dreams I captain the Frigate Tea Cup— off to Ceylon    /jd     Tri-Forked Rengay   Karina Klesko, US, Saša Važić, Serbia, and John Daleiden, US—Tri-Forked Rengay: My Late Granny's Lamp Karina Klesko, US, John Daleiden, US, and Vaughn Seward, CA—Tri-Forked Rengay: Spice Rack Carousel