Old Apron
What made me think
of soft cotton print,
floral and faded,
flavored and floured
with sifted self-rising, sweet milk,
buttermilk, fried apple pies,
corn meal, sage, and the
stain of summer?
Why in the middle of winter
did I long for
prize hen hidings,
scattered snowball blossoms,
wood shed shavings,
coal piles, well water, creek water,
sweet beans, mosquito tins,
plastic pails with potatoes,
peanuts, peas, snap beans,
and paths with strawberries to pick?
When did I last
hold and enfold
blue field fabric and pockets,
with Horehounds and calico,
tissue, found pennies,
thimble, and thread,
safe treasures of grandmother's love?
What made me think
of soft cotton print,
floral and faded,
flavored and floured
with sifted self-rising, sweet milk,
buttermilk, fried apple pies,
corn meal, sage, and the
stain of summer?
Why in the middle of winter
did I long for
prize hen hidings,
scattered snowball blossoms,
wood shed shavings,
coal piles, well water, creek water,
sweet beans, mosquito tins,
plastic pails with potatoes,
peanuts, peas, snap beans,
and paths with strawberries to pick?
When did I last
hold and enfold
blue field fabric and pockets,
with Horehounds and calico,
tissue, found pennies,
thimble, and thread,
safe treasures of grandmother's love?
Teresa A Price ©The Anuran, 1988
photo credit: GNU Free Documentation License 1.2
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