36 CORN ROAD<\/p>\n
PART 2 \u2013 AUNT IMOGENE<\/p>\n
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She was never just sitting there, waiting for us<\/p>\n
She knew we were coming<\/p>\n
But that couldn\u2019t keep her from<\/p>\n
The work at hand<\/p>\n
Chores to her, but her legacy to others<\/p>\n
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Who would be the first to find her?<\/p>\n
Sweet Aunt Imogene, earth mother<\/p>\n
Would she be working in the garden<\/p>\n
Tending to her rooted accomplishments<\/p>\n
Her labor of love that would nourish us time and again<\/p>\n
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Would she be in the hen house?<\/p>\n
Gathering eggs in her work worn apron<\/p>\n
Or taking the \u201clast walk\u201d with one she had nurtured<\/p>\n
Who would now take its place at the dinner table<\/p>\n
Or more correctly put, \u201con\u201d the dinner table<\/p>\n
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By the pleasant twitch of my nostrils<\/p>\n
I would gather she was in her kitchen<\/p>\n
A place so small and dark with coal dusted floors<\/p>\n
Yet a place that brought about warmth and love<\/p>\n
AND BISCUITS!!<\/p>\n
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The vibrant colors of her beautiful harvest<\/p>\n
Made even the oldest of porcelain dishes<\/p>\n
Come to life like a finely crafted painting<\/p>\n
But one for our consumption, not just for viewing<\/p>\n
DID I MENTION HER APPLEBUTTER?<\/p>\n
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When she felt we had our fill<\/p>\n
And the empty vessels cleaned and put back in their place<\/p>\n
Behind the curtained cupboards,<\/p>\n
She would take us out for an adventure<\/p>\n
What would it be this time?<\/p>\n
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Would we canvass the hills for the perfect<\/p>\n
Leaves and nuts, or butterflies for our school projects<\/p>\n
Or would we go digging for old bottles<\/p>\n
Blue ones, green ones, clear ones, ones with labels or corks<\/p>\n
What had been in them, who left them behind for us to find?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Or would we be so lucky to have her share<\/p>\n
Her button collection<\/p>\n
Tin after tin, dumped out on the creaky feather bed<\/p>\n
She knew where she found that black one or the one<\/p>\n
That looked like it came from a movie star\u2019s dress.<\/p>\n
Always a story, now a great memory.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It was time to go<\/p>\n
But we never left empty handed.<\/p>\n
A trip to the root cellar, though scary<\/p>\n
With the possibility of interrupting a snake\u2019s nap,<\/p>\n
Always ended with a basket of jarred goodness<\/p>\n
The best of her\u2026..home with us<\/p>\n
Until we needed, more correctly, wanted, to come back for more.<\/p>\n
More food, more adventures, more Aunt Imogene.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I miss her!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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