Two woman, Anita Holzberg and Ann Wainwright met over the internet with Bill Costley,
their common friend, whose wife Carolin had been Ann's good friend. Starting in
June '09, Anita sent a Cupcake poem to Ann's website cakecakecake, after seeing
the photo of cupcakes. The poem was about her grandson's first birthday party. Ann
liked that and it was the start of a wonderful exchange of poems from Anita to Ann and
Ann with color, photos, and lay-out savvy, presented them to the blog. Now, in 2010,
the two women so alike in spirit and interests, have started BetweenFriends, a new blog
site where they can combine ideas about their worlds. Ann lives in Northern UK
(Teesside). Anita lives in Northern California, Sunnyvale, (Silicon Valley where all the
computers are.) We share our lives on this blog and hope you will comment and share
yours too, dear readers and enjoy the "ride".

Saturday 17 September 2011

Toasting Lily Tomato Beef - Anita

Tomato beef
   pan fried noodles
     tomatoes fresh from the garden
         I have tasted ecstasy
            the voices around the table
               a Chinese woman
                         in her mid 80's
                   hosting a dinner party
                      the voices around the table
                        chatter of the highest order
                   set with a nice cloth
                            a centerpiece
                    a candle we light for the
                                chef
                     a Chinese cook of blue ribbon
                                status
                      Laughter persists
                               thankful guests
                                     together to
                                 share Tomato Beef
                                        in a Sunnyvale home
                                    the homemaker
                                              served with verve and dignity
                                        her specialty dishes
                                                  we unite in her presence
                                             the Harvest Moon comes down
                                                  around our shoulders
                                              as we toast Lily Chin
                                                        her kindness lights
                                                                  the room.


Anita Schiffman Holzberg
September 17, '11
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