old desk
grandfather’s words
etched in the wood
old desk
grandfather’s words
etched in the wood
old quilt
a worn patchwork
of mother’s love
hometown visit
the family tombstone
moss covered now
chicken broth
six years old
and sick again
family picnic
our dog shakes the stream
into the drinks
family albums
through three generations
the same stories
Mother’s day
wearing the ring
she left me
Mother’s day
the child
I prayed for
family dinner
the conversation
heating up