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Snow
since 2000-10-16
Posts 1170desert flower looking for rain 
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Everyday Wear New china decorates the table.. Antique silver polished until it glistens Laughing about how we thought Mom would polish the shine right off. Italian crystal wine goblets, my favorite part of the table, on top of my favorite Great Aunt's linen and lace table cloth. Men draped from one end of the living room to the other, with the sounds of grunts and words better left unspoken bouncing off the walls... The Matriarch of the family, Mom... moves with the grace of a feline...smooth and silent, within her domain, everything choreographed down to the last minute. I stirred, chopped, baked pies, and washed the onion from my hands three times And happily chased all the kids until we made turkey's out of styrofoam cups so we could bowl with the squash Smiles and giggles filled the yard as another "strike" is counted and I pause to remember how it's ... the small things like a child's laugher, we should be thankful for. The table is set with every day plates and silverware, plastic cups with Disney characters...not forgetting the straws ... paper napkins and phone book booster for the smallest I took my seat at the New china table while watching the actions of the Every day table, I listened to the conversation as it ran full course from politics to child care to wives who are now the "ex" and how the table has an uneven number One of us is without a partner, and that seems to be a topic of importance There's more to this day that they just don't get, and frankly I've had my fill The turkey is juicy, the potatoes fluffy and the rolls didn't get burned ... but somehow nothing has a taste... There is laughter and chuckles and milk through the nose when a joke was told and when I said grace, I saw the hands hold and for a moment, just for today, I wanted to be small and sit at the table ... with Everyday wear. |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
this is a cool poem yuh milk through the nose hehe shame on you no way no shame on you.. i likes it |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
Oh yes how true, just let me go back to the everyday table where I didn't understand that there was problems in the world. "I wanted to be small and sit at the table ... with Everyday wear." |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I left that table years ago, and glad I don't go back. Nicely done, brought back some memories. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is great, Snow! Very nice! Denise |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Absolutely beautiful, Snow! You have powerful eyes that are able to see to greater depths than most! Then, you have powerful skill in placing your heart upon the page for others to reap your love gift. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This is wonderful, I felt as though I were right there, seeing it through your eyes. A terrific post! What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the words I have read in my life. Walt Whitman |
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Robert Joseph Member
since 2000-10-07
Posts 491South Carolina |
Neve,There is so much to love in your words...and I do! Robert Joseph ~enb~ |
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