Beginning of the divine:
first tearful slice, skin parting
from each other
like lovers,
sizzling pallor,
gradual darkening,
then release
beyond belief.
Doesn’t matter what
formula follows—
meat, potatoes, pasta, parmesan—
sacrifice leads to
victory, transformation.
Without this white dome,
the world’s myriad ingredients
kneel in their juices.
When mother and now
wife commence the ritual, I warm
with expectation, awaiting
another coming.
Childhood and aging
marry in time, the primitive
wakens, aromas spread
through the house
like angels
casting out death.
Published in Cider Press Review, Volume 25, Issue 5.
Among David Radavich’s poetry collections are two epics, America Bound and America Abroad, as well as Middle-East Mezze and The Countries We Live In. His plays have been performed across the U.S. and in Europe. His latest book is Unter der Sonne / Under the Sun: German and English Poems (2021).
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