dinning with dad

the chrome and formica are rugged

this chair is as old as this house

back when cars had wings

spaghetti today for the happy little one

her small smile from ear to ear

and the sauce is everywhere

in her fingers in her ears

a radiant array around the legs

to top it off she puts the tiny bowl

atop her adorable head and throws

the spoon on the floor

i laugh and she giggles

much music plays on in the living

room    sunshine fills the kitchen

the cat watchs birds on the lawn

the washmachine rumbles full of

laundry  spaghetti clothes and all

a bath and fresh shirt and pants

and we are off on our afternoon

adventure downtown

mop put away

note for my partner

the simple exhuberant joy of a meal

the love of a dad

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