On a Friday evening in August<\/p>\n
we walked to the garden in Grandma’s back yard.<\/p>\n
The children were treated to fresh tomatoes,<\/p>\n
wrapped in waxed paper, salted by the shaker from the kitchen.<\/p>\n
Looking forward to walking to the near-by creek<\/p>\n
where they caught frogs, put them in Mason jars,<\/p>\n
covered the jars with lids, punched holes on top.<\/p>\n
What is the family mystery beloved because it takes<\/p>\n
place at Grandma’s house, and happens on a steam filled evening.<\/p>\n
Fruit, vegetables, jars of tomatoes, children using elbows to<\/p>\n
get closer to frogs from the creek.<\/p>\n
Is this memory a true one or a wish made when we are too old for mystery<\/p>\n
involving the field, sunshine, Mason jars, laughter without cares?<\/p>\n
The edge of this mystery is a darker recollection of loss, the hidden<\/p>\n
story unrevealed that blocks the mystery we use poetry to disguise.<\/p>\n
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