The beauty of bowls stacked in the sink
last night’s soup still clinging
to the rims of nestled vessels
Cuppings of containment
Some formed by two hands in basements and garages
others in anonymized factories by machines
and people whose work no longer looks or feels
like craft
Last night four friends ate hot soup in the cold garage
both doors thrown open to the evening
still wary of breathing unventilated
shared air
Huddled on lawn furniture under blankets and hats
fairy lights strung from the rafters
among the rakes and bulbs
cardboard and buckets
Remembering back through the years
together and apart
before and after
afraid and secure
ruptured and repaired
Remembering and forgetting
and remembering again
Mercifully woven together with hot lentil soup
and salad grown in the backyard
This morning tiny shreds of carrots like confetti
floated to the surface as the bowls filled with warm water
Waiting to be wiped clean
and put away empty
ready for the next filling
The Moon Remembers 