Midsummer Dream House

Souvenirs

I
watched you spoon-peel the ginger
grate it wrap it squeeze
ginger juice through the cheesecloth

We
dipped dumplings in soy ginger
drank red wine from red
cups laughed with red lips left
each other with wine-red bruises

Poetry by John See

John See lives in Washington, D.C. His poetry, nonfiction, and fiction have appeared in Allium, Poetry Salzburg Review, In These Times, The Closed Eye Open, and other publications. John earned an MFA in creative writing from Western Michigan University.