nothing fancy

Old recipe box

Handwritten three by five cards

Magazine pages

Fifty ways to make ground beef

This was food from our childhood

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unplug

Let’s play cards with friends

Sit on the porch and chit chat

Ride bikes to the park

Put together a puzzle

Grab a leash and walk the dog

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guardians

The Angels lined up

In rows on the window panes

Facing the outdoors

As if to tell passersby

We’re here to watch over you

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sit pretty

And there could be more

Just waiting for you, you know

If you don’t, you should

Be as ready as the dog

Who anticipates the treat

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do drops

So do what you can

While you can still do something

Just do what you can

And perhaps some other time

You’ll be able to do more

©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben