The Birth of a Salsa
An Adventure in Cooking
In our world, all elements of nature work in perfect unity
The sun graces us with sunshine
Helps us digest our food
Water nourishes every stem, leaves and buds
Earth is the source of our food
Every single strand of our roots delighted from every sip
We breathe and sway with the wind day and night
Birds and butterflies visit us and chat with us from time to time.
They call me a plump little thing with a navel
I love water making my belly pout
Because my kind is the shape and color of a heart
We are one of those associated to love and passion
I buddy up with you Tomato
My kind might be too hot for the taste buds of some
Yet, they didn’t realize that chili peppers like me promote healing
Protection and cleansing are one of our responsibilities in this food chain
Others who do not know our kind would think
We are more grasses out on the field
Some fail to see our hidden worth
Cilantro like myself promote good health and healing too
I agree with you my friend Cilantro
Others has judged and blamed us for their tears
Our sweat and fluids trigger them to cry
We Onions have always promoted unity and oneness
I feel you Onion
Lemons are tagged as a symbol of frustrations and bitterness
We all know that my kind is a vessel for purification
Longevity and durability are ones of our primary actions
What a shame that they fail to understand
Even us Peppers, black or white
Are being tagged as not good for the tummy
We symbolize adventure and anything in excess is not good for natural balance in nature
Sodium chloride is our chemistry
Others thought we are only found in the sea
Fail to realize that we are everywhere
We contain much wisdom shared in our ecosystem
Tomatoes, Cilantro and Lemon for love
Chili pepper, Onion, and Salt maintain loyal friendship
Warmth and hospitality shared by Tomatoes, Chili Pepper and Salt
Chili pepper, Garlic, and Onion provides protection and cleansing
When one is sick
In health and spirit
We promote healing
Chili pepper, cilantro and lemon work side by side
We purify those who needs clarity and direction
Lemon and salt can be used in good times
In reality, also during bad times
The process of purification works through us
We rarely come together in some places
Ironically, even the ancient tribes and civilization mixed us up a long time ago
They know little about medicine and technology
But they established the union of our friendship popularly known as SALSA.
© 2018 Ronadel Razon