Prune Juice, 2026

Kitchen Gardening

spring fling

cherry tomato reddens   

in terracotta planters

 

luffa vines 

grow on the walls 

 

Hyderabadi biryani 

running to the veggies patch

for coriander 

 

crispy pakoras

grandma sorting out

mint for chutney 

 

bitter gourds

stuffed with masala

 

cold evening

adding fresh maithi

in shorba

Arvinder Kaur & Hifsa Ashraf

*maithi or methi means fenugreek

Published in Prune Juice, Issue 49

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dripping rain
from the shrine’s roof
a Sufi hymn

Prune Juice, Issue #48
https://prunejuicesenryu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/issue-48.pdf