the good China
when having guests over for
a holiday dinner party,
my mother
went the other way,
using paper plates.
but not the cheap flimsy
ones that couldn't hold
the weight of a potato, no
she went with the thicker kind.
sturdy and safe. Chinex.
with thirty people over,
and no dishwasher
she had no other choice
in the packed warm house,
the oven and burners
still on, a pot of coffee and
candles heating the place up.
there are times i still want
to drive over to the old house
and break in,
and open the windows, let
some air in.
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