#NPM2018: Prompt 9

4 thoughts on “#NPM2018: Prompt 9”

1. The writer’s morning
   begins
   not with food
   but with words,
   stories on the grill
   and poems, poured out
   on the plate.
   We drink from experience,
   nourished
   with the knowledge
   that our next piece of text —
   elusive as anything , yet
   lingering on the tip
   of the tongue —
   may be in the batter,
   on the grill,
   about to get flipped
   onto our plate.

   — Kevin

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2. Fantastic, Kevin!

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   1. Thx
      Are you writing?
      Kevin

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3. Flipping Brilliant

   If there’s a more practical daily meditation than the preparation of breakfast,
   Then I don’t know
   what that might be.
   And of all the breakfasts you might prepare,
   The pancake is a celebration of perfection through moderation.

   Some flour.
   (But not too much.)
   Enough water.
   (But don’t let things get runny.)
   Stir.
   (Stop before you think you should.)
   A kiss of baking powder. A dash of buttermilk.
   We are off to the races.
   (Slow bubbling lumps are good and make for greatness.)

   The right griddle
   (Not too cold, not too hot)
   Is a most forgiving place.
   Where a blob of batter
   (Don’t fuss with it. Just let it brown.)
   Can become an orb of awesome.
   A single flip.
   (Stop fussing so much.)
   A little syrup.
   (Maybe just a little touch more.)
   A few little drips.
   You can’t refrain from everything.

   — Bud Hunt
   April 10th, 2018
   https://www.evernote.com/l/AAGmQ3PKdu5B47VU4MI2aC_C4wNCG93h6u4

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