The Poetry Marathon

Reaching into the cookie jar as soon as you walk in the door,
Always a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie inside,
The sounds of the organ,
You’re dancing, knees slapping,
Singing along to your favourite show tune,
Life of the party,
Hair in your classic curls,
Your face turns bright red when you’re angry, crazy kids,
Creating the perfect family Christmas in your 1970s basement,
Plastic tree, shag rug, psychedelic pictures on the wall,
A funny little Leprechaun greets you as you walk by,
Proud Irish girl

A partnership formed together we build our present and future,
Laugh together.
Cry together.
Explore together.
Create together.
Be together.
Your calmness grounds us,
My fuel drives us forward,
Sometimes acquiring each other’s habits, good and bad,
Understanding each other in silence or not

Hat on, keys in hand,
My ordinary superman,
Ready for the call,
Day or night,
You don’t know how special you are,
But that’s just it,
This superman is anything but ordinary,
Hidden in the world as Clark Kent,
Those who know, see who you really are,
Superman

Egg shell white walls,
House and garden cover,
Hair in a bob perfectly coloured, just right,
Movie star looks and grace,
Street-kid tough, polio survivor,
She could do the hard things for the rest of us,
Paper towels at the ready with a cold glass of Canada Dry,
Tucks me into bed, fresh warm sheets, gentle kiss on the head,
Globe and mail clippings predicting your future,
Observing everything, phone in hand, looking out the window at the top of the hill,
All knowing.