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An Old-Fashioned Kitchen

06 Saturday Feb 2016

Posted by P Moorman in Family, Life

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friends, heart, home, house, past, poems, Poetry, time

Kitchen table set

The door hung crooked
on rusty, rickety hinges;
its half-coiled catch-spring
had seen better days;

its wiry old screen stretched
‘tween thin wooden slats,
served as air-conditioner
and the way in and out.

The “foyer” you entered was a porch
lined with boots and shoes,
where coats hung on J hooks
for everyday use.

Company entered here, too–
adults going on to the living room;
children in and out the screen door, then
joining adults for the supper meal.

It was acceptable to entertain
in the commons areas back then—
no formal rooms or dens to show off.
People came to visit; they came to see you.

Today, there are front-area sitting rooms
where guests are ushered; they’ll not linger.
Time is a commodity, in short supply,
so visits are limited, an agenda attached.

It’s kind of sad it’s come to this,
guests being entertained in these special rooms
instead of being welcomed
into the hearts of our homes.

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Speakers of the House

13 Wednesday Nov 2013

Posted by P Moorman in Life, Love

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aging, childhood, home, house, life, live, poem, Poetry

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Floorboards cry for babies past,
Reminders of sleepless nights,
Pacing till dawn’s early light.

Ceilings silence previous bursts
Of jumping, romping youth
Full of energy, having fun.

Walls creak and bellow, a
Reminder of teenage music
Played at full plus volume.

Doors squeak, no longer
Oiled by the young adult,
Trying to enter past curfew.

These sounds of years gone by
Mingle with today’s noises, like
Careful, shuffled footsteps,
Daytime napper’s snores, and
Heaters warming old bones.

This house will far outlive us,
But we’ve left our special mark:
Stories of a life well lived,
Stories of a house well loved.

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