When I think how far the onion has traveled
just to enter my stew today, I could kneel and praise
all small forgotten miracles,
crackly paper peeling on the drainboard,
pearly layers in smooth agreement …
Join me for Mnemosyne 33 and the rest of this Naomi Shihab Nye poem, “The Traveling Onion.” The painting is “Onions” by Renoir. Read more.
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