Week 6

Lately, if it is Friday, there must be a storm in Elkin, NC! We woke to about 4 inches of snow. Sometime after it rose to about 9 inches, it turned to rain. So now it is very wet and slushy. At work, George could not get his truck out of the lot. The company sent him home (whewww!). While I worked three days this week, we only had students on one day! And I did not hold any Seminary classes due to the black ice.

So here is my poem for the week. George likes this one.

Stephanie Hutchinson (5 February 2010)

Silly Window

The chuckle starts way down deep in the chest.
It bubbles up and explodes out
As the mouth opens and stretches across the teeth.
Sometimes there is sound,
Sometimes delighted silence.

You can never be sure what will be the trigger.
Almost every person has different keys.
Is there a reason why idiosyncratic
Begins with the word “idiot”
As in that idiotic feeling when your joy button is pushed?

Pie in the face,
Word games,
Tickles, tastes, images,
Stories,
And songs.

“Never on a Sunday.” Okay, forget the subtext.
Indulge in the smile, the wonder, gratitude, blessing.
A gaggle of grandchildren
Burst with laughter at the lyric:
“You can kiss me on a Monday, a Tuesday … but never, never on a Sunday...”

Is it anything but fantabulous
When children are so cosseted,
So warmly wrapped in family love,
So secure in parental affection
That the idea of no Sunday kissing
Brings forth spontaneous hilarious giggles, sustained for days?

[Lyrics: http://www.lyrics-top.com/187919-114078/Never-On-Sunday/Chordettes.html]