What the Onion Teaches
Anything, seen wholly,
teaches everything.
Take a raw onion, harsh to its core.
Unpeel, unring, and hold to the light.
It is complete as the soil, sun, and rain
of its making.
Sauté the rings in oil
till the onion relaxes into itself,
elevating everything added next.
This looking, this warmth, and trust
is how the prisoner finds Shakespeare,
the lonely child discovers trees,
the battered woman pulls away layers
ready to be seen.
Laura Grace Weldon
Originally published in Shot Glass Journal. Find more poems in my collection, Tending.
Laura Grace Weldon 
perfect!
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I exhale a grateful onion breath in your direction, my friend.
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Wow. The last section blew me away. Just wow.
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Thanks dear!
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Lovely. Today we’re often too rushed to allow this process to happen, in ourselves and others, including our children.
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Agree. It takes a conscious effort to slow down and pay attention doesn’t it?
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Fabulous poem!
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This means a lot coming from you, my fellow poet. Thank you.
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I’m having trouble understanding the meaning of this. Can someone please explain?
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I hope this little poem is about many things. Wholeness. Divinity. Transformation. What does it mean to you?
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I’m writing a paper and i have to come up with a theme for the poem
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Okay, I’m intrigued. What is the class and school? I’m totally up for going over this with you line-by-line if that would help. Feel free to dm me using the contact form.
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