An onion on the floor by Kristina Woodhill an old house under renovation old friends an invitation a night of getting to know you again and an onion on the floor comfy chairs a sitting room a wooden table the dining room all praying out loud making sure God heard and an onion on the floor we slept in bags in the cool night air we slept in bags at the head of the stairs 'twas a surreal place where there were no cares and an onion on the floor the kitchen open, big and wide the hearts of our friends that same big size and an onion on the floor toe nudged left toe nudged right there in the morning there that night that onion on the floor we left with smiles and I have to say itÂ’s a pretty fine home where an onion can stay a rollinÂ’ around all night and all day an onion on the floor 09/12/2006 Author's Note: Many years have passed since we stayed with friends one night. The house was big and old, pretty neat. We helped fix dinner in the big kitchen and I noticed a nice round onion under the edge of the cupboard on the floor. Sometimes it’s just kind of interesting to resist that urge to meddle in the flow of a household and I just left it there wondering if someone would pick it up or not. It was there on the floor for our whole visit – kind of moving here and there along the under edge of the cupboard as toes would casually touch it now and then. This was not a messy kitchen with food everywhere – that was the only item out of place. I had never sat down to dinner with a family who, when they prayed, all prayed at the same time, out loud. It was surreal. We all slept in sleeping bags here and there in the house, some of us nestled in at the top of the stairs landing. It was a place out of the ordinary and I’m glad for the memory. Posted on 09/15/2006 Copyright © 2025 Kristina Woodhill Member Comments on this Poem Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 09/15/06 at 04:30 PM LOL! Real life...family, friends, food. Can't beat it!! Posted by Angela Nuzzo on 09/16/06 at 04:37 AM Kristina, this is great. I love the details that bring us into the house. I can just see those bare toes nudging that onion. I have relatives that this poem reminds me of - everything has a place & there's a place for everything. Well done! Posted by Charles E Minshall on 09/17/06 at 04:51 AM Sounds like a fun timr Kris. Nicely done...Charlie Posted by Joan Serratelli on 09/19/06 at 12:17 PM Wonderful story, filled with loving memories. I could see it all unfold. It's funny how something as silly as an onion on the floor made for such a pleasant night of friendship. Excellent write- very enjoyable story. Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 09/19/06 at 01:50 PM A wonderfu depiction of a warm and welcoming home! The repititon of "an onion on the floor" was an effective symbol of the comfort level of the visit! Great writing. Posted by David Hill on 09/22/06 at 11:25 AM Clever and excellent, as always. You always use fine detail to take the reader there. Posted by Maria Terezia Ferencz on 09/22/06 at 10:33 PM so comfortably poetic, reality warm, I loved this. Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 12/11/06 at 02:09 PM thank the lord for onions, purlple, yellow, green, the entire spectrum of their species. and thank the lord as well, whilst we peel, for making us doing other than weeping, but alloting as well their stay, to take their rightful place.,with all the other minions of guests and at the very heart of this tale, it registred in me a gladness. Posted by Cristy M. on 01/06/07 at 05:51 PM i feel like i should've read this a couple of months ago when i moved into my house. plenty of onions on the floor here that danced their lonesomes away with the dust bunnies. Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 02/04/07 at 03:14 AM So glad this came up on Member's Favorites list...what a fun read and such a vivid picture captured in light-hearted tones. Posted by Susan Q Tomas on 08/13/07 at 05:30 PM God I want this. This is wonderful! Posted by Don Matley on 09/08/07 at 04:04 PM it is nice to see an onion can make us laugh as well as cry. Very entertaining. Thanks. Posted by Michael Faraday on 09/19/08 at 02:42 AM Great visuals here. cheers, m Return to the Previous Page   pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online All works Copyright © 2025 their respective authors. Page Generated In 1 Second(s)