Today I stand at the counter
Chopping an onion with my favorite knife
An ordinary act hardly worth noting
But today
I note it
I chop onion
Add butter
Pour wine
And ease slowly into the luxury of stirring a meal
For the people I love
Savoring not the aroma of melding onions and wine
But a sweeter scent
My oldest, grating parmesan and filling his stomach but today I don’t mind
My little girl, arms around my waist, kissing the parts she can reach
My middle sons, horsing around, every game a prelude to wrestling
I silently stir my small offering
And drink in the parts that make a whole
Today
for this moment
we are intact
and that is no small thing.
Photo credit: Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash (@gaellemarcel) https://unsplash.com/photos/GaLWM8dX73U
Beautiful, Jennifer! Loved this little snapshot of ordinary, whole, and lovely.
Thank you, Michelle!
I love this beautiful scene, how you’ve frozen such a simple yet beautiful moment and amplified it with grace!
Sarah, thank you for your kind words…I was indeed trying to preserve a moment that felt precious.
So so lovely. Sometimes the words aren’t big and paragraphs and lengthy, but the weight of the words are like a warm blanket. Thank you.
Rebecca, I’m so glad this was comforting! Thank you for reading.