A haibun
soup smells circulate
steamy October skylight
clouds obscure crescent
My seven-year-old daughter is not inherently opposed to healthy food, but there exists a very small subset of healthy foods that she is willing to eat without creating a fuss. One is a salmon vegetable soup that my wife makes, which leaves our daughter smacking her lips and asking for more.
Whenever my wife goes abroad, as she does several times a year for work, she always makes sure to prepare a big pot of this beloved soup for our beloved child.
d’Verse Haibun Monday: Soup’s on!
At d’Verse, writers are encouraged to write soup-themed haibuns.
Let’s write poetry together!
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–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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That soup looks tasty!! Son#2 was anti-soup for years. He did grow up and now has found that soup is delicious, nutritious, and economical to make! Saturday was Chili soup, tonight was Tom Yum soup!!
๐๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐ ~ I love tom yum
Wonderful piece David! ๐โ๐ผโค๏ธ
๐งก๐๐ป Rob ๐๐ป๐งก
A wonderful read, David! I appreciated the way you articulated your daughter’s eating habits. My daughter was a fussy eater. A challenging child, she was! The good news… she now loves veggies and is an amazing cook. ๐ I enjoy making and eating homemade soup, so I am enjoying this prompt.
๐ค๐๐ป Michele ๐๐ป๐ค
Sounds good to me too. (K)
๐ค๐๐ป Kerfe ๐๐ป๐ค
How do you define a haibun?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haibun
Thanks ๐๐๐
Nice one David.
Thanks for dropping by to read mine
Muchโคlove
๐ค๐๐ป Gillena ๐๐ป๐ค
My kids wouldnโt eat soup for quite a while. But we finally got them hookedโฆ.
๐ ๐๐ป Kim ๐๐ป ๐ ~ thanks!
~David
how old were they when they started eating soup?
Sounds good! ๐ฒ
๐๐๐ป Brandon ๐๐ป๐ ~ it is!
Very nicely done, David! I do believe soup is the glue that holds families together!! :>)
๐๐๐ป Dwight ๐๐ป๐
Sounds so good… and have children eating something healthy is worth a lot.
๐๐๐ป Bjรถrn ๐๐ป๐ ~ exactly!
She a lucky girl. I think I mentioned elsewhere that I believe I was almost a teenager before I learned that not all soup came out of cans.
๐คฏ Ron ๐คฏ ~ holy shamoley!
Wow, she sure picked a healthy one for her favourite! Sounds scrumptious.
โค ๐ฅฃ โค tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, and salmon!
Thanks, Mish!
~David
Yummy. I remember when my youngest would say “I don’t eat things I swim with” and last night she downed raw oysters. It’s nice when there tastes change David! ๐
โค ๐ Cindy ๐ โค