fbpx

Butter

By

Today I’ll eat butter. Lots and lots of butter. And I’ll be thankful.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

-Ruthie

From the poetry foundation:

Butter

BY ELIZABETH ALEXANDER

My mother loves butter more than I do,
more than anyone. She pulls chunks off
the stick and eats it plain, explaining
cream spun around into butter! Growing up
we ate turkey cutlets sauteed in lemon
and butter, butter and cheese on green noodles,
butter melting in small pools in the hearts
of Yorkshire puddings, butter better
than gravy staining white rice yellow,
butter glazing corn in slipping squares,
butter the lava in white volcanoes
of hominy grits, butter softening
in a white bowl to be creamed with white
sugar, butter disappearing into
whipped sweet potatoes, with pineapple,
butter melted and curdy to pour
over pancakes, butter licked off the plate
with warm Alaga syrup. When I picture
the good old days I am grinning greasy
with my brother, having watched the tiger
chase his tail and turn to butter. We are
Mumbo and Jumbo’s children despite
historical revision, despite
our parent’s efforts, glowing from the inside
out, one hundred megawatts of butter.

[image_with_animation image_url=”6926″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]

Minas Avetisian, Women Churning Butter (Khnotsi). 1964. Oil on canvas. 120 x 150 cm. Art Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan

” load_in_animation=”none

Posted in vnotes.
Share

Related Posts

  •
    March 31, 2020

    Call for Art: 6′ of Space

    I am interested in showcasing pictures that illustrate the very strange 6′ social distancing rule. Open to any media (photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, etc). Must be a League member to submit. Please email your works to ruthiev(at)seattleartistleague.com. Include your name, the artwork’s title, size and materials, and your website/social media page. Send your images …

  •
    October 21, 2016

    Diebenkorn at Work

    “The pretty, initial position which falls short of completeness is not to be valued – except as a stimulus for further moves.”  – Richard Diebenkorn

  •
    January 9, 2022

    #30SAL faves: Venus & Coptic

    Welcome another selection of faves from our January 30SAL Creative Challenge. Day 5 and 6 the challenges were Venus de Milo, and Coptic. Day 5: Venus de Milo This challenge was to finish the Venus de Milo. This was a fun one, and seemed to favor collage and digital work. Here are a few that …

  •
    January 3, 2021

    30SAL Challenge: Pathways

    Welcome to day 4 of our 30 Day Creative Challenge! This is a composition day in our 30 Day Challenge. Here’s an exercise that improves your compositions, without you even thinking about composition. It worked for Diebenkorn! The primary challenge is to respond to the creative prompts in these posts, and see what happens. The …

Cart Close
Updating…
  • No products in the cart.

Continue shopping