CHOPSTICKS


SINO-DEVELOPED FIVE THOUSAND YEARS AGO
ORIGINALLY TWIGS RETRIEVING SUBMERGED MORSELS
SPLIT BAMBOO RICE BOWL TWEEZERS
DISPOSABLE KUAI-ZI QUICK LITTLE FELLOWS

ONE-ARMED FORKLIFTS RAISED AND LOWERED
PAPER CRANE HOISTED INTO VOID
FELLED TIMBER THOUSANDS OF SLIVERS
SANDALWOOD CEDAR TEAK PINE TAMARIND

STAPLE EATING UTENSILS BITE-SIZED TIDBITS
DYNASTIC PORCELAIN SPOONS JADE SHOVELS
COATED WITH LACQUER STAINED CINNABAR
PROSPERITY GOOD FORTUNE WEDDING FAVOR

WICKLESS TAPERS KINDLING FIREBRANDS RUBBED
THE WRITE WAY INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOWED
LANKY RIBS ENCASED GRAPHITE RODS
PENCILS STUCK TO DEXTEROUS HAND

LEAP FROG WEBBY DIGITAL CONNECTIONS
TUCKED THUMB FOREFINGER HEADLONG ENCOUNTERS
CRADLE RESTS BENT MIDDLE FLEXED
PRESSURED POINT APPLIED PIVOTAL CRUX

SHAMAN OR CHARLATAN ALWAYS SHOWMAN
DRINKING CONTESTS GETTING DUPE BOMBED
PICKING UP PEANUTS SLIPSLOP DARES
EMPTY CHUGALUG GLASS BOTTOMS UP

ETUDE FAVORITE PIANO SOLO MELODY
HEART AND SOUL TICKLED IMITATION
IVORY MAHJONG DESIGN TILE MATES
YIN AND YANG MATCHING PAIRS