Flour flies from her fingers
The gentlest dusting of snow
Over green countryside of countertop
She shoves her glasses up the bridge of her nose
A white print remains amid furrowed eyebrows
As she recites, “Boiled sour cream – secret ingredient”
My pen flies across pages of notes
Studying the queen in her castle of cinnamon and spice
Compelling the ingredients to meld together
Treasures for the tongue which
Fingers fold faster than the eye
I long to emulate her graceful movement
Firmness, resolve, obvious love
As she leans across a snowy landscape and
With a smile brushes white flour from my cheek
3 comments:
I love it! Sort of made me miss my grandma too. But it's beautiful.
Nice poem, Katrina.
We were going up to MN to see Amy grant this weekend, and Daniel put on her live CD to listen to. Mimmy's House came on, and I cried because it reminded me of my grandma so much. You might like it too.
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