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Love in a Bowl
by Glenn CurrierThey came bearing cheesecake
each wedge a creamy fiesta
this mother and daughter
doing the Texas two step
dancing and dipping
two souls mingling
wit and Chutzpah
a dash of mercy
particle of joy
and laughter
honoring
our tears
fears
and
angst
born of
growing
pains and
late strains
cloudy skies
distant thunder
parched July day
their visit sweet rain
balm rubbed by hands
on our hearts and wounds
sharing stories of journeys
children and difficult people
they feed us grains of loyalty
and love in the bowl of our lives. 07/16/2008 Author's Note: Dedicated to Judy and Amanda who visited us as my wife recuperates from knee surgery. During their visit, as if on cue, we got a much needed rain upon our very thirsty lawn. Tilt your head to the far right and you can see the the last line better.
Posted on 07/16/2008
Copyright © 2024 Glenn Currier
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 07/16/08 at 06:07 PM This reads with such an ease and leaves a warm and fuzzy feeling. How satisfying and soothing that rain. Lovely! |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 07/16/08 at 06:49 PM toot-toot on the warm feelings, love the author note and i was already on the ride o' life w/ y'all w/ cheesecake, laughter, pain and rain,[fellowshipping] eh? love the layout, it sways like a hammock in a breeze, mmmm |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 07/16/08 at 11:53 PM A bowl it is, or Melanie, a breast, both from which nourishment for life comes. The feeling of warm companionship and fellowship is palpable in this engaging verse. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 07/17/08 at 04:53 AM This is a warm and wonderful concrete poem. I never noticed until I read Melanie's comment that it looks like a breast. And it truly does. Wonderful creativity you have here! |
| Posted by Brian Francis on 07/18/08 at 05:37 AM What a deliciously soothing rain of love this piece showers on us. Well said!
peace --bf |
| Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 07/18/08 at 03:01 PM Lovely, warm and sweet. God bless them for their timely caring and prayers for your wife's speedy recovery. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 07/23/08 at 04:26 PM I also see a breast here Glenn; paging Dr. Freud! Seriously I like what you've done here both verbally and visually. |
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