Tuesday, November 14, 2006

the kitchen window



just a pane separates
the cold November wind
from the warm kitchen

the windowsill is filled
with purple blooms of African violets,
pill bottles lined up in a row,
souvenir glass from a beach vacation,
and framed with homemade curtains

the air is full
of the aroma of coffee
and country music on the radio…

memories of my grandparents' kitchen
or maybe that of my parents...
possibly my own,
it all blends together
through generations


spring