October 2 comfort food from childhood Poetic Bloomings

Baking

Dad loved lemon meringue pies

and on his birthday, May 31^st,

Mom baked them to perfection.

But what I remember most—

the chocolate ones for us five sisters.

And on other special occasions

our small house would fill with fragrance

of freshly baked bread and cinnamon rolls

warm and satisfying, not only physically,

but emotionally, as well.