Ginger and pork knuckles in black vinegar simmers,
and chicken in rice wine slowly bubbles on the stove.
Great Grandma gently dips unshelled hard-boiled eggs
into red dye, then take them out again to dry
on a plastic tray. Auntie Koh packs two red eggs,
two foil-cup glutinous rice and two ang-ku kuehs
into each red cardboard box for guests
to take home when they leave.
Red will bring happiness and luck to everyone.
Young Grandma scoops omelette fried with ginger strips
in sesame seed oil from the wok and fluffs
white rice into food warmer to be placed
with bowls and chopsticks on the dining tables.
Kei Li’s stomach growls at the delightful aroma
as she rests on a lazy chair with baby sleeping in her arms.
Baby stirs as the door bell rings and he opens his little eyes
to welcome the first guest to his first month celebration.
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NaPoWriMo - 28 April 2006
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