Surprisingly enough, the above-written-title of this post, when entered into a google search, returns several results! Where did I get it from, you ask? Well — my wonderful husband and I were at a used bookstore in lovely Saint Paul, Minnesota, this past Monday (yay for federal holidays!), and I came across a collection of Pablo Neruda’s ‘Odes to Common Things’. A beautifully illustrated, lovely collection of poetry written by one of my favorite poets, about his love of everyday things: chairs, desks, flowers, socks, soap… I didn’t buy it, but reading it and smiling in the simplicity of the subject matter made me think of lentils. mmm… So, I thought about writing my own Neruda-style-Ode-to-lentil; but instead I decided to spare you and write prose…
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