Liquefied Sunshine
It’s incredible how such an ordinary and mundane life can hold within the most special artefacts. A stranger walking into our kitchen could never suspect that one of the cabinets — the small one in the corner next to the drawers — has a heart of pure gold. Gold as in the colour, not the material, because this substance is much more precious than such a common metal. They thought it was impossible to bottle liquefied sunshine, and yet, here is proof. Here, it trickles on a crusty slice of slightly charred bread. Here, it hails chunky rocks of salt as it envelops the crumb in a velvety embrace. Here, a brass band warms my tastebuds as my soul dances to the sound waves of the brightest star.