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excited or confused
“Are you excited
about this morning’s surprise?”
from hints and slips of the tongue
over the past two weeks
i was confused more than excited
since i’d been led to believe
we were going for high tea
then out to lunch
at the spaghetti factory
but who would want lunch
after eating high tea?
my daughter laughed after parking
around the corner from the senior living center i will be joining
i walked beside her, looking toward her
to answer her questions so i did not look
through the window at my family
waiting in the library
not until we were in the lobby, still wondering what was going on,
did my son appear around the corner
he had flown in from Omaha to surprise
me and inspect the apartment i will
be moving into to complete the family
giving approval and laughter
now the apartment feels like home
long drive to dinner
touched with laughter
party of five extended family
and loved friend
elegant meal overlooking
misted ocean
well worth the hour and a half
drive to the coast
work carried on and accomplished
generations of labor and love
a lifetime of careful labor
added to parents’
to make of a farm
a palette of charm and beauty
abundant for the eye and appetite
mjNordgren 10/26/2022 McMinnville
lunch in salem
lunch with laughter
lunch in salem
laughter and good food
shared with daughter and son-in-law
overlooking the golf course
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more laughter, because we care