Sweet Tea and Sanctuary
Old Woman
homemade, home cooked
the scent long passed
a memory seared.
Blue mountains now cradle
this ancestral child
from misted mourn
through starlit night.
For Grandma Burke, an incredible woman who gifted my memory with sweet tea and sanctuary amid the peace of Kentucky mountains. She understood the varied meanings of family and love and so many things. She welcomed all my friends, and laughed when I called her old woman.
I think of my grandmother whenever I read the poem which follows:
"Long Years apart-can make no
Breach a second cannot fill-
The absence of the witch does not
Invalidate the spell-
The embers of a Thousand Years
Uncovered by the hand
That fondled them when they were fire
Will stir and understand."
Emily Dickinson
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68 Comments
Post a CommentWhat a tribute to the lady. Thank you for sharing your gift and your memory of her with us.
Wonderful.
Nice, my grandpa called me "sister" I may have to write about that sometime....brenda
Lovely, brought back memories of my own.
I was able to feel the love throughout this heartfelt poem. Just wonderful!
Beautiful!
What a beautiful tribute to your lovely grandmother!
beautiful poem. grandmas are so special in so many ways!
Beautiful memory. I, too, have kin folk in the Kentucky mountains. I think it is one of God's greatest works of art. Your Grandmother sounds lovely.
Well done.