Sarah in the kitchen singing,
She is prepping tomatoes for canning,
Roger rumbles through lugging a crate of veggies,
We all have been stripping plants in the garden of late produce,
Do you want tea? from Sarah.
Yes please, I reply.
I’m making black, says Sarah.
Oh, good…, from me.
Roger rumbles past – carrying a box of veggies,
He has so many to find places for,
Sit outside – the table is nice, puts in Roger
I can’t see the table…I go anyway,
Nadine is a statue – learning a lesson on-line, seated,
Nadine is an academic doing course work,
Roger is right – he passes by hauling a big container or veggies,
Nadine expands her base; her horizons spread,
I look around at piles of squash with Italian names – an elephant figurine observes,
Sarah sings in the kitchen – sweet tunes,
Nadine is stuffing her head with new ideas,
Roger grunts past with yet another huge box of veggies,
I taste like tea; I smell like mellow, Sarah smiles and sings,
Nadine flips a switch and touches a button; getting smart,
Bumble-bees are mimicking Roger,
Extra, extra, I write all about it.
G. M. Goodwin
8 October 2019
Playing Fair and Being Kind 