3rd Place - 2016 ESME Showcase Writing Poetry Awards
How to make pie
Pie was always your favorite.
Apple
pie with a crust over the top.
So
why did I never learn how?
Six
– maybe seven years -- after you’ve gone
I
ask myself, why not?
Of
course I made forays into the world of pie
Even
bought a rolling pin
White.
Marble. Elegant.
I
was an amateur
who
loved chocolate
only
now
am
I patient enough
confident
to try
to
coax miracles
And
so I open up peaches
free
them from their blemished skin
celebrating
ripeness
lusciousness
and
array the slices
of
deep orange flesh
in
patterns no one will see
and
cover it with crust
to
bake
in
memory
Deborah Leipziger is an author, poet, and professor. Her chapbook, Flower Map, was published by Finishing Line Press (2013). In 2014, her poem “Written on Skin” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is the co-founder of SOUL-LIT, AN ON-LINE POETRY MAGAZINE. Her poems have been featured in Salamander, Ibbetson Street, and the Muddy River Poetry Review, among other publications. Born in Brazil, Ms. Leipziger is the author of several books on human rights and sustainability. She lives in Massachusetts with her three daughters: her muses.
To read her poetry, go to FLOWERMAP.NET. To learn more about Deborah’s work in sustainability go to: DEBORAHLEIPZIGER.COM.
