Eat something sweet. Neither cut
your hair nor trim in half
the noodles in the soup. Swap out
the sad-looking fruit in the bowl;
buy some plump Satsumas. Decorate
a plate with orange sections,
a spoonful of rich blood stew,
a fragrant mound of rice. Lay this
offering on the counter before
pictures of those who've gone
ahead. Isn't it marvelous they've
retained an appetite for things in this
world? May we who've known the labor
of life have such abundance.
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