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Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

0 posted 2002-04-23 03:43 PM

Behind the Kitchen Stove

My favorite spot, out on the farm,
Behind the stove, where it was warm
And I could watch the great ado
Of making meals and baking too.
There was a crock where I could sit
And space enough for me to fit.
I learned a lot and it was fun
To snitch a cookie or a bun.
The stove was huge and burned all day.
As the evening wore away,
It would be stoked to hold all night
And stoked again at first daylight.

There always seemed to be a treat
Being processed by it's heat.
I loved to hear the ebb and flow
Of conversation and I know
So many times it slipped their mind
That I was there and I would find
The world of adults open wide
Till I could see a ways inside.
An unexpected treasure trove,
I found behind the kitchen stove!

Published by Scroll Magazine 1999
Published by Western People, Canada, 2000

[This message has been edited by Trillium (04-23-2002 03:45 PM).]

pegasus111
Member Elite

since 2000-07-27

Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa

1 posted 2002-04-23 06:38 PM

Oh my. I used to get under the kitchen stove when I was a child in winter to get warm. This really brings back memories.nicely done dear.....

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

2 posted 2002-04-23 07:30 PM

This does bring back good memories. I couldn't fit behind the kitchen stove but we used to stand by the parlor stove to keep warm while we were dressing. Many the times I got too close. Joyce

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

3 posted 2002-04-23 08:46 PM

BettyLou~
You write of such fond memories ... in the most beautiful of ways~

What a blessing to have you as my friend~
I love you~
*HUGS*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
[email protected]

2dalimit
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since 2000-02-08

Posts 2228
Mississippi coast

4 posted 2002-04-23 10:23 PM

I always enjoy reading about your life on the farm. Thanks for sharing.

Melton

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

5 posted 2002-04-23 10:32 PM

pegasus111: Thank you and nice to be sharing the same memories.

Betty Lou Hebert

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

6 posted 2002-04-24 12:02 PM

Joyce: I thought you would relate to this one! What wonderful memories I have of life on the farm. It's nice to be able to share them.

Betty Lou Hebert

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

7 posted 2002-04-24 12:03 PM

Marge: Thank you for your caring ways and for your friendship! It means a great deal!

Betty Lou Hebert

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

8 posted 2002-04-24 12:04 PM

Melton: Thanks for reading and enjoy your comments. I'm always glad to hear you enjoyed the poem.

Betty Lou Hebert

BloomingRose
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since 2000-08-09

Posts 3092
Florida

9 posted 2002-04-24 11:34 AM

This does bring back warm memories for me too. I rememberwhen I was a little girl visiting my grandmas brother on a farm. There was an old stove in the middle of the kitchen. A place to snuggle and warm our cold hands. What fun I had on the farm!
Thanks for sharing your memories.

Deb

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