Sweet Bread and Tea
A tradition of women
who have long since passed.
Has given belonging
to those who are last.
We stand in the clovers,
we pour tea at its best.
As the sweet bread is served
among all the rest.
May the Celtic women
long survive,
into the histories
and the archives.
copyrighted : 2025 Christine McNeill-Matteson
It’s Tea
“Easter in Generations”
(Conversations with Aurora)
IT’S Tea
“It is tea,” she said ,
as she studied the dishes.
She looks back and tilts her head as she glances once more,
and then she said, “I like coffee.”
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Scones
I roll the dough between my hands
The crumbs drop off into the pan.
I was drawn to a kitchen from long ago
My Scottish Grandma , I remember so.
Hands with a dish towel she rang ,
I remember how often she sang.
Amazing Grace, she chorused the home.
Scottish aired from her among the scones.
The whirl of the smell drifted toward me.
I in my memory can still see .
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Sunflower
A September day
Shadowed by
The summer sun.
As sunflowers
Dance in fading light .
The moment reflects
A wistful sight .
Passing season of heat
And drought.
Lends now to a walk about,
The fields of sunflowers .
A Still Place
In the distance
A early morning howl
Waking the crickets
As the full moons hides
Yard dog starts to bark
A silhouette in the clouds
A dinosaur chases a wolf
A storm ushers a day
Of spring …
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Tomato Sandwich
A summer is tomatoes
And lots of cucumbers too.
Living in my grandparents farm
Was kindness through and through .
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