January 6 a difficult day
even though Biden was good, and Dick Cheney, still Dick Cheney appeared at the hearing and was actually ok
On days like January 6 I still look
for ways of living this life
after the demonstration
I went to Berat Turkish street fruit seller
78th and Broadway
Berat means night of forgiveness
he greets his customers by name
has real conversations about anything
I went to Berat to buy Turkish pistachio nuts
hazel nuts, Israeli dates, cashews and
even dried apricots came home
and put out small dishes of everything
and Peter said let’s go to Felice newish restaurant
down the street and we
sat in a booth for two as though we were
in outer space just two of us on a cold night
that happened to be January 6
still hopeful in spite of everything
that this world could be better
in the ways that matter so much to us all
and then the waiter came over and said
we are a Negroni bar and handed us this:
An extensive drink menu can be enjoyed
both upstairs in the main dining room
or downstairs in the wine and cocktail lounge.
The robust Negroni program is not to be missed,
featuring several curated Negroni cocktails,
as well as, a build-your-own-Negroni option
where you can create a tailor-made cocktail.
And there we were on January 6
knowing life always contradictory,
can be so large and then, so good and small.
I love this. Happy New Year to you and Peter.