Borderless Gumbo
South though the pepper and sugar
East over curry and sake
North by parsley and sole
West of corn and cilantro
Salsa and samba
Sushi and kabuki
Pate and waltz
Reels and squares
Bongo and brass
Sitar and mantra
String and bow
Fiddle and tom-tom
Woven grass
Rice paper
Canvas and skin
Earthen dyes
Bogota
Jordan
Rhine
Mississippi
All spice harmony
A hint of sage
Subtle thyme
Deconstruction savored
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Robert Earl Price is an award-winning author and playwright and Lecturer in Creative Writing and Drama at Washington College. He recently collaborated with accomplished musician Pam Ortiz of Chestertown in the making of “Red Devil Moon,” a musical based on the powerful Jean Toomer story, “Cane.”
Carol Brown says
Love this Robert Earl poem!!!!!!!!!!