Saturday, August 19, 2006

4:21 a.m.

there are few fruits as sensual as
ripe peaches. i am wide awake and since no
words would come, i decided to make a peach cobbler
for the cruise today. i blanched and peeled
the fresh peaches i bought
from a farm close to my home. they are red and gold
and with a smell that was tempting.

the cobbler is in the oven, the hint of nutmeg is in the night air. s

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