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Saturday, September 22, 2012

The importance of cooking


Moving in can be healing,
After a year of living
In furnished student digs
To be surrounded by one's
Possessions that define
Who one really is
One feels suddenly grounded
Literally, with four hundred boxes,
And notionally.
I know many Australians
Are of the opinion
That possessions are dragging
One down, clutter they call it.
But what do they know
They belong to the country
Of which they have shaped
All their surroundings  until they are
Culturally part of them
But when one is a migrant
Then it is of import
Not to forget your cultural baggage
Be it artistic, consisting of furniture, books,
And not to forget cooking!
L. Bailliet©
17/09/2012

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