I've heard this story! I wanted to include it in this poem, but then I also read that the salt - salary association could also be a mistranslation? Since I wasn't sure, I left it out. But true or not, it's another cool example of the complex histories and stories surrounding everyday things!
You remind me that the English word "salary" is from the salt given to Roman soldiers in payment for a day's work.
I've heard this story! I wanted to include it in this poem, but then I also read that the salt - salary association could also be a mistranslation? Since I wasn't sure, I left it out. But true or not, it's another cool example of the complex histories and stories surrounding everyday things!
This is beautiful! You have a gift Anagha!
Thank you Minaz! I really appreciate it.
Loved it
Thank you!
I love that prose poem. Great images.
Thank you for being such a consistent reader and supporter, Karen <3