Sunday Diner At Grandma's
Sunday diner at grandma's was
a delight to be remembered.
On her table this very day,
was fried chicken, that she
had killed that very morning.
Mashed potatoes and gravy,
green beans with bacon,
corn bread, that melted
in your month, so
tasty was it, I can
still savor it in
my memory.
Tomatoes so sweet,
and red, in fact
everything on her table
was from her garden,
except that poor old chicken.
I can remember those days
driving down from Des Moines
Iowa with family friend Ralph,
my mom, and brother Dave.
Grandma always made way
to much and she couldn't understand
when you told her no more, I'm full,
even after eating 3 plate fulls, she still
wanted you to eat more.
Then there was her Apple or Cherry pie,
that she got the fruit from her trees in
her back yard, that she picked herself,
those were the best pies ever.
Every two weeks we would
take this trip to Grinnell
longing to move back there
someday.
Dear old grandma died
in February of 1969,
Ralph passed on in 1974 and
mom in 1997, Dave and
me are the only ones
left from those beautiful
days,
I will store those memories
in my mind for all time,
grandma you were
a lovely person,
and really miss those
Sunday dinners,
but most of all,
grandma, I miss you.
wrote 8-7-08
Copyright © James Foulk | Year Posted 2008
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