Adjustments

Today, I’d like to challenge you to find an idiomatic phrase from a different language or culture, and use it as the jumping-off point for your poem.

He who doesn’t have a dog hunts with a cat

so the hunt begins; from

scouring all pantry shelves to nearby shops

ingenuity steps in to satisfy the hunger of a wolf

that bares its fangs in my kids

with lofty demands of the meals being visually stunning too!

I go crazy getting the consistency and colour of the sauce correct

and baking cookies with just the right balance of crispy-chewiness

these are times when the old and the new collide

rushed meals and occasional treats were once a norm

replaced now by leisurely, demanding, long drawn meals

adjusting to the new regimen is taking its time

but then, when were we promised that it would be easy?

1. The idiom: Quem não tem cão caça com gato
Literal translation: “He who doesn’t have a dog hunts with a cat.”
What it means: “You make the most of what you’ve got.” Basically, you do what you need to do, with what the resources you have.

2. The idiom: yma nown bleyth dhymm
Literal translation : I’ve got the hunger of a wolf

What it means: I’m starving/very hungry

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