I was out running errands and just sitting down to enjoy a late lunch when the Muse grabbed me by the scruff and made me write these stream of consciousness haikus about the experience. Please, let me know if you like any of them.
Vegetarian
egg rolls are said to be
but are they vegan?
The soy sauce bottle
reads water, wheat, soybeans, salt
so not gluten free.
After lunch veg plate
steamed white rice, egg roll, great sauce!
crisp vegetables
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Bamboo, broccoli,
carrots, celery, mushrooms,
water chestnuts, gin-…
Fork and spoon only
were wrapped in my napkin.
A knife would be nice.
Blue and white ombre
highlights the Asian design
on my dinner plate.
The clear plastic glass
says Pepsi-Cola, but it
holds my tea just fine.
The color red coats
the dining table and seats
at Buffet City.
A black plastic tray
holds salt, pepper, sugar, sub,
and still the salt lists.
The tasseled kanji
means ‘Good fortune’ or ‘All’s well.’
I don’t know Chinese.
© 2015 Belinda Y. Hughes All rights reserved.
Belinda Y. Hughes is the author of the new lesbian vegan interracial romance, Blues in the Night (Amazon), Confessions of a Red Hot Veggie Lover 2 (Amazon), a lacto ovo vegetarian cookbook, and Living Proof (BookLocker), a miracle memoir short story collection. She enjoys reading, writing, beading, baking and hiking in the woods with her old dog. Belinda’s poetry has been published in the Odessa Review, New Day Publications and Long Story Short. Her next romance will feature a lesbian disabled veteran.
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