Poem: What We Call Vegetables: Tuber

Tuber

We sample Adam
and so his sons
name us yams.

We stem from hunger,
tough-skinned, brown-fleshed
God. We dream

of endless eating,
large and portable
power for good

but raise a chief,
and then an empire.


Comments

Unknown said…
Nice series, Jee. Making tough choices yields fruitful brevity. All good wishes for this New Year.
Kate
Jee Leong said…
Thanks, Kate. Happy new year to you too!

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