Steam hovering above your stoves eyes
Smells lingering behind a delicious surprise
Curious to know what they had bought
Tell me.... what have you placed in your pot?
Silence...no words were uttered
Smells bringing back visions of my
grandmother
Answers I eagerly sought
I asked once more....what have you placed in your pot?
No answer....I'm now confused
For each smell delivered to me good news
Each sniff took me to a time I long forgot
So again I asked....what have you placed in your pot?
Life.....
One word that shattered my thoughts
Brought me back to reality
Yet......drawn me to a new prospective
Never thought one word could be so bittersweet
The only thing that was giving to me
And prepared with delicacy
Is now being swallowed with empathy
Full but still hungry for more
Those memories I truly adore
Life...more than just the food I took
God bless the cook
©trishalove
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