A House Once Lived That Never Was

its finally warm again, but sometimes it still snows

tulip bulbs breaking ground in the garden outside

porch swings

sunlight, windows, sleeping cats

rain floods, harsh sounds

summer solstice picnic in the field out back

cat bats at the curtain as it billows in the breeze

filling up the wading pool, playing outside all day

camping out in the backyard

just sitting on the porch

saying goodbye from the driveway as the school bus comes

drinking the last of the sun-tea and watching the leaves begin to change

first apple pie from the oven and the kitchen smells wonderful again

all the rooms are quiet

cat asleep on the windowsill

sitting in the rocking chair reading a good book

preparing for guests we dust off the mantle and make room for the fold out bed

after the big meal we sit around and remember

hiding Christmas gifts under the stairs and in the closets

falling asleep in the big blanket, waking up with snow falling outside the bedroom window

drinking tea on the couch, staving off a fever

that sound the radiators make

the tea kettle whistles while we watch the last embers in the fireplace

the windows barely keep out the cold, sealed against the wind and the ice

we had to move out but hopefully the next owners treated it nicely