Tagged: mama
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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when sugar plums show
when sugar plums show
up in mama’s kitchen, we
fire up the oven,
readying ourselves for a
treat, sweet morsels for long days
.
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mama conjured a
mama conjured a
grasshopper out of whimsy – yes,
it was just like that
.
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mama makes magic
mama makes magic
in subtle and grand gestures, a
constant reflection
.
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mama and daddy
mama and daddy
met on the intersection
of apples and pears,
and the rest is delicious
history – baked, sauced, freshly peeled
.
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arms carrying so
arms carrying so
much joy and restraint – mothers,
ready to let go
.
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mama’s azalea
mama’s azalea
bushes line up for winter’s
inspection, a cool
nudge before a dramatic
entrance, blushing towards the light
.
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in mama’s backyard,
in mama’s backyard,
our twin dogwood trees compete
for her attention,
not unlike the way we all
light up when she turns our way
.
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in mama’s garden,
in mama’s garden,
the camellias wake up before
anyone else, stretch
towards the sun in their winter
layers, waiting to go out
.
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mama always shares
mama always shares
her brooches – gold, silver, cultured
pearls, multi-stoned – we
dare to look ageless, protected
from time by our talismans
.
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