Linda Conroy
Recipe
inspired by Erica Bauermeister
If I'm oregano, then you are salt,
I murmur as I tuck your hair
behind your ear.
If I'm oregano
you are my sage, wisdom
I can't do without.
If I'm oregano, I'll thrive
in your fresh light. I'll stay
forever in this grand design
and you'll be peppermint
beside me in the garden patch
tempting my appetite.
Bio
Linda Conroy, a retired social worker, likes to write about the complexities of human nature and our connection to the natural world. Her poems have appeared in various journals and anthologies. She is the author of two poetry collections, Ordinary Signs and Familiar Sky.