My Poetry!!

Our Kitchen
It's not very big
But I love it!

Our Kitchen
A place for food
A place for conversation
A place for excitement

Our Kitchen
A mixture of Aromas
My Mother's perfume
My Dad's dirty shoes--
Worn out from many days of hard work
The Turtle tank--
which needs a good washing
Freshly cut flowers
and Always---
Something in the oven

Garlic bread--
a rich tangy flavor
wafting through the air

Teriyaki Stir Fry
Ummmmmm
The sweet taste on top of white rice

Ohhhh and Dessert
The sweet smell of chocolate
What a treat!

Triple Layer Chocolate
Mousse Cake--
satisfying even a hard-core
chocoholic

And who can forget--
Golden Sweet Brownies
Filled with chocolate chunks-
that melt in your mouth!
Always served with a tall
cold glass of Lowfat Milk!!

And Popcorn--
My father's specialty!!!
Served piping hot with
melted margarine
Tastes best with a glass filled
with crushed ice and Pepsi

Our table
My father's creation-
An octagonal shape
Comfortably fits four people
But is usually surrounded by
eight to ten

The heat from the stove
Steams up thew windows in Winter

The Windows--
clear and big
What a view!

A luscious field
covered with moist
bright green grass
in Spring

Old pine trees
Standing proud
Looking over our house

Our House-
Strong--
Warm---
Safe----

My family
Mommy
Daddy
Kyra
Tasha
All of us talking at once

Numerous Conversations
Plenty of food
And MUSIC

All types of Music
Some days KennyG--
playing a sweet melody (used
mostly for company)
Other times Loud Rock and Roll
Alternative,
African,
and even Oldies

My sisters and I
sing along with the oldies
Belting out tunes from the 50's
60's and 70's

Dancing is always a must;
Especially while setting the table
Bopping along with a tune in my head
makes the chore less work

The constant clicking--
of someone on the computer
Typing away furiously
trying to finish some homework--
or some work;
or just playing computer games---
and now even talking on the internet

All the sounds:
Silly litl' Arguments
Laughter
Singing
Music
Typing

Hollering always---
Come Eat!!!

The scampering of many feet
Rushing to the table
Settling down to a home-cooked meal
Piling rice high on our plates
dishing out chicken
and grabbing some rolls

Holding hands
We say our thanks to God
thanking him for our good day
Surrounding our friends and relatives with the
White Light of God
to help them through their tough times
Thanking God for our health
our love
our family