1/18/2013
wooden spoons
ときどき 油に浸す
木だから 呼吸しているのだろう
だんだん渇いてくる
スープをすって ざらざらしている
油をたっぷりすわせたら みがく
しばらく木の器にのせて
よぶんな油をおとす
器も渇いているらしく どんどんしみ込む
ほかのスプーンにものばして みがく
けばだってるところは
やすりで擦る
だんだん すべすべしてくる
口唇でふれてみる
手は すべすべと思ったけど
口は まだまだといっている
それで気がつく
口がいかに繊細な器官かということを
sometimes i let them soak in oil:
they must breathe all the time
and get dried day by day
they also get wet with soup and become
rough to my mouth
so i leave them in oil for a while and
polish with cloth
or leave them on wooden tray which is also dry
to let them drop the oil too much.
the oil gets soon infiltrated into the tray
or i drop it on other less dried spoons and polish
the rough part, i polish with sandpaper
until it becomes smooth again
and i try touching if it's enough,
my fingers say 'ok,'
but when i take it to my lips
they say 'not enough'
then i notice how much they feel things delicate!
now the spoons are almost smooth enough
and give me a happy lunch time.
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wonderful light, thick through the oil
ReplyDeletei wish you a 'smooth' lunch, dear Yukino
thank you,
Deletewishing you the same to you.
and just yesterday
ReplyDeletei found my wooden spoons -
made of pear, birch and linden
i will try too, oil and cloth
feels like a montessori lesson
)
you're right, olga.
Deleteas you know,
touching real natural materials
soothe and heal.
i really feel myself relax when polishing them.
and yes, this must be so good for children, too.