Wednesday, February 27, 2019

In Honor Of Valentine

From my father I learned
How to season my rice
From my mother how to sew
 
A button back on
Which I never found the time
To actually practice
 
The unsewn buttons of a life-time
I’ve saved in a jar
From shirts I’ve thrown away
 
Pants I no longer fit in
Overcoats I no longer need
But the beautiful buttons
 
That held it all together
Have a life of their own
I think as I eat my rice

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