Sunday Dinner

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Use one of these in a poem

1. momentary solace
2. mystic enchantment
3. the rustle of skirts
4. aromas from the kitchen
5. glowing embers
6. essence of hope

Sunday Dinner

Although times were tough in the thirties
Our family of ten would gather
Around the dining room table on a Sunday
In the spirit of love and tradition.
Before we all went our different ways

The aromas from the kitchen I remember still
The smell of a single chicken roasting
To be divided among the hungry children.
Our triumphant mother entering with the prize
And our eyes glazed with delicious anticipation.

But before our appetites were sated
With plenty of potatoes and home made bread
A moment of silent prayer began
Expressing the essence of hope
That our bounty would continue for another week.

So thankful were we of our meager blessings
So transient the food on our table
Our faith was what we held on to
That tomorrow would be a better day
We dare not neglect to pray.

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