Table Talk
Sunday morning family
breakfast feasts and table talk
banter back in the early sixties
made for good therapy as I
began my early teen years…
Fluffy yellow scrambled eggs
surrounded by long, crisp strips
of maple cured bacon…
A stack of cinnamon raisin toast
dripping with melted creamery
butter and a platter of sliced,
garden fresh tomatoes deliciously
arranged on grandmother’s heirloom
Blue Willow tableware…
An old, brown and grey crock of
crackled pottery, filled with simmering
Boston baked beans as scents of
molasses and salt pork permeated the air…
Freshly squeezed orange juice
and ground Arabica coffee
beans brewing in our Hamilton
Beach percolator.
Recalling the fond memories of those
Table Talk Sundays many, many
years ago, brings tears to my eyes today…
I am left this Sunday morning with
but a beautiful sadness…
as only later in life have I possessed
a clear understanding of how very
special those moments were to us as
a family.
Cherish these moments as they happen…
Hold on to these memories for dear life…
and above all else…
Love one another today.
© Copyright 2012 Gerard Lebel
All rights reserved
What wonderful memories Jerry and I would sincerely hope that you are being treated for the high cholestrol you obviously came away from those wonderful meals with! LOL Your friend in words, Pete
great memories of days gone by. how they linger. lovely write.
This is so beautiful and yest bringing back memories of yester years. But are those days when we all sat the table and chatted away together. Enjoy the moments together now then regret later.
I like this trip down memory lane....Thos e table sharing moments - I too wish they'd never ended
back then memories were being made for us to enjoy now
Such wise words Jerry. So sad that when these wonderful times happened we thought they would never end and didn't really appreciate what important times they were in our lives. What I wouldn't give to be able to turn the clock back for just one day and recapture such a special time. Thank you for this wonderful poem that stirred so many lovely memories, especially poignant on the eve of my 70th birthday. Many blessings to a very special friend..... Pat
Thank you for this poem ,you have expressed my own feeling also., this is the gift we are so fortunate to receive ,,wonderful ,real teaching poem, again thanks,dave
Lol!! am starving here, Jerry..but i love your last line!!