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Snow
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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.

Crystal Italian 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 and chopped, baked pies, and
washed the onion from my hands three times
Happily chased all the kids and 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, 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 the Everyday wear.

11/23/00


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Tony Abbot
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1 posted 2000-11-25 12:41 PM


You've painted a vivid picture of family life ,with a streak of poignancy running throughout.Another fine piece.

'Humankind cannot bear too much reality' T.S.Eliot

Startime
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2 posted 2000-11-25 12:42 PM


This painted me a beautiful picture of families meeting together. I loved the read. Thank you so much for inviting me into this scene.

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3 posted 2000-11-25 07:55 PM


This is wonderful. . . almost Rockwell-like. . .

Excellent. . .

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


Snow
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4 posted 2000-11-25 11:03 PM


thank you all so much for those wonderful comments. I can't begin to tell you how they inspire me to keep trying harder.

I'm very glad you enjoyed this.
Snow

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