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My Father’s Oatmeal

Hot, quick,
mulled with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg,
served stiff and firm
with buttered toast at 6 AM—
just before leaving for Camporee.
My father’s long, tired face,
punctuated by a crooked smile
that was crimped on by a long graveyard shift,
looks on with satisfaction
while his son finishes a bowl of oatmeal.

December 19, 2006 By Joshua Wait Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: food, poetry

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