Scenes of Home

“I don’t know where my shoes are!”

“Well, go find them!”

“But I don’t know where they are!”

“That’s why you have to look!”

“But I DON’T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE!”

Mad dash to the door

At the last second,

One shoe on a foot the other in a hand,

“Put it on in the car!”

Managing to scurry in two minutes late even though

We live a quarter mile from the school.

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Working out in the sun,

Farmers’ tans and sweaty brows

From planting, caring, harvesting,

Then wash! eat! freeze! can! in a

Mad dash to beat

Nature’s process of decay.

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Up before five a.m.

Whispering voices pretending

To be quiet, but really

Whispering as loudly as possible

Hoping to wake the ‘late risers’.

Finally, lining up from

Youngest to oldest and walking,

Stumbling, shoving down the stairs,

Cries of glee and jumping and beaming

To the sound of merry music, the lights

Twinkling on the tree.

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Breaking into song,

Usually from a Disney show,

Rattling off movie quotes

(Also usually Disney),

Nerd talk about favorite fandoms.

Dad jumping to his feet and

Spontaneously sweeping Mom into

A dance around the kitchen floor,

Then kissing her soundly

To the groans and chagrin

Of the young ones.

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Stepping outside after rain to see

A double rainbow,

The scent of fresh air

So strong, the soft wind

Making all draw in a deep,

Satisfied breath.