He sits by my left elbow at the dinner table
piles of food come and go
stories do
teeth do, too
He smiles, it stays
longer with each passing time
as if to threaten the fits into
dwindling...they
dwindle
He sits by my left elbow at the dinner table
I saved the last bite for you.
Want it, Mommy? It's a good one...
Or, maybe, Grant wants it.
Want it, Grant? It's a good bite. The best onnnnnnne.
Thank you for making dinner tonight, Mommy...
Write on,
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Wow. I'm stunned. So many questions.
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ReplyDeleteHi, Pamela. Thanks for stopping by tonight. I'm curious -- what in this piece stuns you? I'd love to know.
DeleteA sweet picture of your dinner table. Glad you saved this moment- in six months it will look really different!
ReplyDeleteI love how I feel like I'm at your dinner table witnessing the passing of time and growing of your son. Well done!
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