| From PS-Magazine.com Poetry The Three Cookery Saints- A Poem by Sahar Huneidi By Sahar Huneidi Oct 30, 2006, 11:26 Mother’s in the kitchen I watch her softly mumble A prayer to the three cookery saints: “Sidi el nabi Saleh Let the food be neither sweet Nor maleh Sidi el nabi Abu-Yazeed Bless this food and all Those who will eat Sidi el nabi Abul-Abbas May the quantity be (just right) Ras-ib-ras” One day, I walked into the kitchen And heard our Pilipino housekeeper Religiously mumble a prayer Over a hot stove: “Sidi el nabi Saleh Let the food be neither sweet Nor maleh Sidi el nabi Abu-Yazeed Bless this food and all Those who will eat Sidi el nabi Abul-Abbas May the quantity be (just right) Ras-ib-ras” Sidi: Saint El nabi: the prophet Maleh: salty PS-Magazine.com and MerlianNews.com About PS Magazine l Terms |
