...an old woman sits at her station
a kitchen table and
time-worn traditions
traveled over
and over
she knows where
her duty lies
family
and the chore
of the day
the soap maker
stirs
and she stirs
while all around
grand children
skip marbles
and kittens frolic
and chickens peck
at the earth
while an old woman toils
and the soap maker
smiles
as grubby, bare feet
await the test
tried and true
bath time
a kitchen table and
time-worn traditions
traveled over
and over
she knows where
her duty lies
family
and the chore
of the day
the soap maker
stirs
and she stirs
while all around
grand children
skip marbles
and kittens frolic
and chickens peck
at the earth
while an old woman toils
and the soap maker
smiles
as grubby, bare feet
await the test
tried and true
bath time