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About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
 
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Daily Cascade
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas "  became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.
Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.
November 1, 2025 at 2:28pm November 1, 2025 at 2:28pm
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Prompt:
“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog. Food is better in November than any other time of the year.”
Cynthia Rylant,
Do you agree with her assessment food tastes better? What's your favorite autumn dish?
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I don't know if food tasted better for some in November, but food tastes from good to great to me, any time during the year.  Come to think of it, it may just be because I, too, use cinnamon a lot. But then, I use most of the other spices, too, when I cook. This makes me believe that it is God's blessing that I don't weigh 200 lbs, and in fact, my weight has always been quite normal and on the healthy side.
As a popular myth, Autumn's food is usually thought of as being earthy, sweet, and warmly spiced. That it is; however, it is no better or worse than the food during any other month. I think we focus on the food in autumn more because we don't want to face the winter's chill too early. Isn't November the time, in most places, when the air grows crisp, sweaters come out of hiding, and ACs stop working...even in my case at down south, here?
Also, autumn is the harvest season when the starchy and the sweet stuff are in season, such as apples, pumpkins, squash, and sweet potatoes. This means more roasting or baking. Plus. autumn with its cozy drinks is comforting, too. Aren't steaming mugs of hot cider, spiced lattes, or dark hot chocolate topped with whipped cream perfect companions to us on a cool afternoon?
Then, at any time, I like playing with food, anyway. Isn't this a lot of fun? Such fun reminds me of my mother's correcting me when I was little, "Don't play with your food. Eat it!" Her admonitions alone may still be urging me to do exactly the opposite now, to play with food in my kitchen.
Autumn season makes us play with food, too. Pumpkin carving turns into a snack session when the seeds are roasted with salt. Farmers’ markets become treasure hunts for colorful gourds, freshly pressed cider, and pies of every kind. That is pecan, apple, and pumpkin pies. Yummm!
So autumn food turns out to be more than nourishment. It turns meals into celebrations, like Thanksgiving and family gatherings.
Best yet, it becomes nature's and our most, and in some instances last, offering of comfort and sweetness before the slowing down time during the winter months.
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