{"id":743,"date":"2022-02-25T18:25:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/louisalovegallas.com\/?p=743"},"modified":"2022-02-25T18:27:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:27:34","slug":"743","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/louisalovegallas.com\/?p=743","title":{"rendered":"Low Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_padding=”18px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Low Profile <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>ode to celery<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where is the praise <\/span>song<\/span><\/p>\n

for you, the hymn to <\/span>celery<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Pale, stringy, <\/span>rough stalks,<\/span><\/p>\n

pallid leaves, yet you are<\/span><\/p>\n

everywhere:<\/span> soups, salads,<\/span><\/p>\n

slaw, appetizers, loyal boxes<\/span><\/p>\n

of pre-cut carrots wit<\/span>h<\/span> your<\/span><\/p>\n

stubby sticks for easy snacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The true journeyman of vegies<\/span><\/p>\n

like stagehands who push scenery<\/span><\/p>\n

in place for the main event<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

When does anyone pull you <\/span><\/p>\n

from behind the curtain<\/span><\/p>\n

for bouquets<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>to take a bow?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

No clamor for attention,<\/span><\/p>\n

only modesty, humility<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

a fate you accept<\/span>,<\/span><\/p>\n

o<\/span>ften discovered<\/span><\/p>\n

in some corner bin<\/span><\/p>\n

of the re<\/span>f<\/span>rigerator<\/span><\/p>\n

mouldering<\/span>, all crispness<\/span><\/p>\n

long gone, forgotten.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most muted of your tribe<\/span><\/p>\n

you never complain,<\/span><\/p>\n

like nuns who practice silence,<\/span><\/p>\n

toil together loyally, meditating<\/span><\/p>\n

for our broken world.<\/span><\/p>\n

So<\/span> you hear us say as we<\/span><\/p>\n

make our casseroles and soups,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Don\u2019t forget the celery<\/span>!<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/span>n you go, a<\/span> <\/span>quiet prayer <\/span><\/p>\n

to comfort,<\/span> <\/span>to reassure <\/span><\/p>\n

us humans<\/span> <\/span>we haven\u2019t <\/span><\/p>\n

failed the recipe.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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