Soup Steam
UNITED STATESPOEM14
Aiko
12/19/20251 min read
Steam rises
from miso soup,
briefly becoming
clouds indoors.
Grandmother lifts the bowl
with both hands.
Winter presses
against the window.
For a few minutes,
warmth has walls.
UNITED STATESPOEM14
Aiko
12/19/20251 min read
Steam rises
from miso soup,
briefly becoming
clouds indoors.
Grandmother lifts the bowl
with both hands.
Winter presses
against the window.
For a few minutes,
warmth has walls.