(my first poem since i was in college)
soda bread from my gram's recipe
today i will
wake
early but not too early
for my heart
needs to see
sunrise
today i will
bake
irish soda bread
my tongue craves it
with irish butter
and with orange marmalade
the way my not-irish mama
showed me it to be
indulgent
today i will
be grateful
for indulgence
is a privilege
today i will
share
said soda bread
my waistline
does not need it all
today i will
share
for sharing is why
we are here
today i will
when he wakes
spend
this blessed day
with my son
goddess willing
he will grow
and fly
today i will
be present
for today he is
but 6 and a half years old
and he is
so much mine
today i will
be grateful
for today is
so much mine
My Tommy
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