Tagged: mother
our mom’s azaleas
our mom’s azaleas
unfurl with
tricks up her
sleeves,
neverminding
the gardener’s
schemes
.
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mom celebrates three
mom celebrates three
birthdays each year – one for the
moon, one for grandma,
one for grandpa – and so we
follow her to the moon and back
.
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mom perfected the
mom perfected the
art of making cookies, sharing
recipes when asked –
even then, no one could come
close to the way she perfected
.
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our mother passed down
our mother passed down
her sweet tooth so that we’ll always
have something to share
.
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mom’s camellias
mom’s camellias
await her return, a sudden
burst of breathless buds
.
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my mother and her
my mother and her
father and his mother and
most likely so forth
made tea extraordinary,
simply by leaning forward
.
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my mom and i wait
my mom and i wait
all year round to take a peek
into the face of
our peonies, offering
layers and layers of intrigue
.
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my mom and i take
my mom and i take
on the world, one sensible heart-
to-heart at a time
.
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between vacuuming
between vacuuming
the house, cleaning
out and restocking
the fridge, ironing
the dinner napkins,
folding and unfolding
the sheets, trips to the
airport, thawing the
ham, one more
grocery run, and
refueling the gas
tank, mom and dad
meet in the backyard
for a breather,
holly-hunting
.
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