I Remember...

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I remember...

flour sifted through a sifter

and baked into fresh loaves of bread

butter melting on top

to make a crispy crust

and the best baked bread I ever had

I remember...

scrabble tiles on a game board

spelling out good words

and getting close

but never quite winning

against your fine scrabble intellect 

I remember...

bed time snacks

of toast with peanut butter and brown sugar

or cup-of-soup in a mug

spoon taken out of the spoon jar

on the kitchen table

I remember...

sneaking into the garden

to pull out fresh carrots

rinsing the dirt with the garden hose

and munching the biggest and best

from grandpa's garden

I remember...

sharing my first cups of tea

with you and grandpa

his poured into the saucer to cool

and pantry molasses cookies

or other home-baked goodies for a snack

I remember...

running into the kitchen

looking for a spoon

to stir our witches brew or other concoctions

of sawdust, dirt, flowers and water

stirred into your good metal wash tub

I remember...

chasing and collecting frogs galore

into the same metal washtub

from the puddles in the front yard

after a warm summer rain

and frogs were a joy

I remember...

so many beautiful things

and none of them even half as beautiful

as you were to me

the sweetest lady i knew

my grandmother...my NAN (nanny)