Monday, April 8, 2013

NaPoWriMo April 8th - These Words I Write


(The freshly roasted Yirgacheffe smelled so good when I ground it that I thought about taking a snort…)

These words I write
are not for me alone.
I pour a little red wine 
on the ground for the ancestors 
on both sides of the Atlantic
and down on the bottom
whenever I take a drink.
We always keep a little extra
tea inside a special tin 
in the china cabinet
for the nieces and nephews
when they come around.
It is the same with words.

2 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing your gift......reminds me of a biblical tradition of leaving a little extra in the field for others. (Boaz & Ruth) When you share our minds are broadened! "It is the same with words".

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