Bannonegi

White bulb
hairy whiskers
sprout green.

Long,
slender,
rolled up.

Taste of spiced grass,

Chop thousands
every day,
garnish
miso soup,
sprinkle into
ramen,
donburi,
never into sushi.

When I ask master why,
master just laughs.

2020.09.15 – 2024.02.11