Tasting Love

My heart went to racing With annoying excitement As we approached the long drive Knowing that soon I would take in the smell of cedar And feel wholly alive ...on the farm So much land to explore Running with reckless abandon Into the uncharted wild Pet skunks, cows, chickens And water running pure An open invitation to every child ...to swim "Mama, Mama, can we go Please!!!" as we ran out the door Down the road that led to Chuck's Helping with the little ones As Mama cooked and cleaned Time zoomed, and I never got enough ...freedom Soon enough, we heard Mama's call Echoing down the space between And we ran with anticipation Knowing that sister talk settled Mama And cooking eased the pain While unanswered questions were in the creation ...on a full table For one brief moment Etched in time, I was at peace With all the right and wrong As I experienced a whole family At a table where children didn't talk But were asked to sing a "Jesus" song ...for LOVE's sake Families aren't perfect But then again, love isn't about right It's about growing together, in time It's ok to leave things undone, unsaid To have things to work out As our broken hearts and maladaptive minds ....find our LOVE once again. Written by Trudy Schrader on November 23, 2019 for my Aunt Phyllis's birthday