An Old
Knife
Chopping leftover onions into tiny
bits
Destined for the freezer with some
green peppers
My eyes tearing up. Thank goodness I've the
onions to blame
The old knife whispers softly as
it works.
Beside my pile of onions on the
cutting board
Lies the shiny
never-needs-to-be-sharpened
Marvel of the cutlery art I bought in
the aisle
At Sam's from a demonstrator with
a slick patter.
He tossed tomatoes into the air and
cut them smooth in half
A single swipe of the "Amazing
Eversharp Knife".
So I bought the set for my Sweetie
She says I never sharpen knives.
I mostly use an ancient paring knife
for slicing and dicing
Whittled down to a long thin blade
by time and years
Scraping back and forth against the
patient whetstone.
Old knives are best though you do
have to sharpen them from time to time.
(c) 2014 by Tom King
