61 years ago on Labor Day My mother walked down a flight of stairs in Arlington VA Wearing a dress her niece and sister had worn and shoes she gave her longed-for child she would not have for over 10 years And said I do to a handsome and charming man who was poleaxed the moment he saw her in a yellow dress at her desk on Executive Row He had a meeting with her boss He couldnt concentrate What is her name? Shes so beautiful I have met my wife How do I ask her out? She complimented his suit in her charming Tennesee accent He said Thank you. I will write to the manufacturer And tell them its been approved It was his parents house Their only child sits in her knitting chair Next to a DVD player Made by the company where they met Radio Corporation of America The bride wanted 12 children The groom didnt think hed make a good father Their daughter is hungry She is going to cook a good dinner with what she has on hand Trying matzo soup mix for the first time She will watch movies from her parents era Drink the tea the clammy-handed 29 year old made when he cooked his famous sweet and sour pork - Constant Comment And before bed Her mothers favorite Lemon Zinger herbal tea She will listen to SymphonyCast while cooking and hope to hear something the nervous groom loved She will listen to bluegrass on a CD by her first cousin That her mother requested Saturday nights at the gazebo when she lived in her hometown again Orange Blossom Special The bride learned to knit to make her baby a sweater Green She didnt know if it would be David or Susan During the movie Susan whose middle name is a variation of her mothers who is thinking of the baby who never drew breath that she named William for her father and Brian for the husband who hit her Will begin knitting As the bride of long ago taught her A gift for the son who lived Who was the apple of the grooms eye And who held Grandma Bride As she drew her last breath
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:15:05 +0000
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