Au Gratin

The point of the knife
Headed straight for the eye
Deftly cutting it out of its socket,
Making a popping sound
When it hit the cutting board,
Reminding him of the opening scene
Of Un Chien Andalou,
A French film he saw in the seventies
Down at the old Vanguard,

He had saved the rest of them
From the one that was rotten,
Bathing them in ritual fashion
Washing off the stinking,
Rotting flesh of the dead,
Then peeling them one by one
Revealing their golden nakedness
That would soon hit the boiling water
Like the fate of so many lobsters,

Grating: First the cheese
Which makes a hissing sound,
Then the peppercorns
Followed by garlic,
Making him cry and sneeze
At the same time,
Finally the nutmeg,
Always the nutmeg skrit skritting
On the metal grater,

Reverently carrying the peelings
Out to the compost in the garden,
Throwing them down,
Turning away,
The feeling of being watched
All the way back to the house,
Stumbling on the metal grate
Of the driveway while looking
In the French dictionary
For “au gratin”.

An Anacronym Suddenly Remembered #2: Synopsis

Suddenly

Yearnnig

Nothingness,

Orgasmic

Positive

Semiotic

Integrated

Symmetry

Amnesia - An Anacronym Suddenly Remembered

Abstract

Mnemonic

Negative

Enabling

Semiotic

Integrated

Asymmetry

A Variation On Schrödinger’s Cat

You come home from work,
Open the door,
Put your daily mail on the kitchen table,
Sigh,
Run your hands through your gray hair,
Pour yourself a glass of wine,
Open the mail,
Throw it away,
The cat rubs against your leg,
“Alive,” you say,
Maybe, maybe not,
You look at the refrigerator,
The closed door gives you a feeling of security
But you really don’t know what’s for supper
Until you open it up, do you?
But there it is, the cold roast beef,
The Jarlesberg cheese,
Behind the bottle of Asti
Is your 9mm handgun that you keep
In the refrigerator,
Just in case an intruder threatens you,
“Just a second,” you say, “Would you like some Asti?”
The two of you struggle, she has the gun
But you really don’t know if it’s loaded
Until she pulls the trigger, do you?
The bier makes its way through the sanctuary,
You look at the scattering of people in the pews,
Some laughing,
Some crying,
Some just staring at the casket,
But they really don’t know if you are in there or not,
Do they.

Middle Creek Winery

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TO


MIDDLE CREEK WINERY

The Little Winery in the Horse Barn

4353 W 351st St. Louisburg, KS

913-377-4689

ALL WINES ARE $15
INCLUDING TAX

Handcrafted wines made from 100% Kansas grapes, fruit and honey.

October events:

Weekends 12:00 – 6:00

Miami County Farm tour

October 16th –8:30 to 4:00

October 17th – 10:00 to 4:00

Music, Art and Wine out on the farm.

Halloween: October 30 – 31

Wear your costume!

Directions: From Louisburg take 69 hwy south to 359th St. (Drexel) exit, East 2 miles to Mission Belleview Rd, North 1 mile to 351st St., East ¼ mile to entrance on south side of road. Watch for signs.

More Events To Be Announced!!