It’s Thanksgiving weekend and 40 years have passed since you left us
Yet you continue watching over us, reminding us to treasure the moment
Here today, this residence is empty, ready for some other family to enjoy
Daily life, and their celebrations, creating new memories to treasure the moment
There are folding chairs to add to the circle in the living room of the new house
Where conversation ebbs and flows, and games are played to treasure the moment
Someone remarks of a time when … and we all go there, transported instantly …
The thread meanders as the sparks fly triggering other treasures of the moment
The baby is passed around, everyone gets their turn, gooing and ahing
Baby talk is a universal language, in that time before words, to treasure the moment
The family tree continues to grow, some branches end, others expand
A family collaboration brings forth an updated document to help treasure the moment
II
Twenty eight years later, this residence is empty for Thanksgiving, all action takes place in the new dwelling, enabling the new residence to treasure the moments
Sitting on the stairs, recarpeted while we were here, the sounds of the house
are different, there are echos now to treasure the moment
A singular brown oak leaf remains plastered to the sky view window in the
new residence, visible as I roll back the shade, bending to stretch, and treasure the moment
Houses couldn't exist without doors to enter, or leave, windows to let in light,
and air, and then there's the sound pattern to treasure the moment
These windows and storms are less sound proof than what we had,
the folks around us seem so much closer, they are perhaps eager to treasure the moment
Boxes, multiple sizes, were full and heavy, now emptied, flattened, and recycled
leaving behind the contents, here and there, in a new spot to treasure the moment
Hold on Sherlock, did you feel that cloud of uncertainty dissipate? The shift was slight but noticeable. My T-shirts supply has been shelved so I can now treasure the moment
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