Tagged: family
great-grandmother hand-
great-grandmother hand-
bound exquisite swatchbooks for
the village. we took
it for granted, stashing them
until they slipped through our hands
.
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even as we branch
even as we branch
out, we will revisit our
roots, yearn for something
we have long forgotten, can
no longer feel the contours of
.
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your stories live on
your stories live on
long after you have left us –
grandma’s great pot of
dill, simmering on the stove,
its scent fueling new memories
.
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making apple sauce
making apple sauce
in mama’s kitchen with dad – a
duet with four hands
.
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the recipe for
the recipe for
a delicious birthday must
include all the right
spices – friends, old and new, and
a healthy dose of family
.
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making apple sauce
making apple sauce
while mama does her homework,
my daddy and me –
home is wherever we are
together, working towards home
.
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dad searches for mom’s
a good provider
a good provider
is one who leaves – mothers, fathers,
daughters, and sons, no
one escapes these lives we live, not
truly – even now, we part
.
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mom is playing the
mom is playing the
piano on a summer
afternoon, daddy
and i secretly listen
in so she doesn’t get nervous
.
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dad is teaching mom
dad is teaching mom
to play mozart’s turkish march
on the piano –
on a southern summer friday,
each note lands sticky with doubt
.
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