Food and Memories

Food and memories
are
intertwined

A delicious meal
can speak to
your heart

I have childhood memories
picking up pizza
with my father
and getting
to eat a slice on
the way home

My grandma’s salad
was everyone’s favorite
and more than twenty years
gone, we still
talk about it

I remember waking up
to the scent of
frying bacon and
freshly made toast.
my mother making sure
to start our day
just right

Learning to cook using
butter, onions,
and garlic,
a base for so many
wonderful meals

I take in a deep breath,
filling up my lungs
holding it in
so it stays with
me always

Holidays always
brought special
desserts -pumpkin pie,
cheesecake,
and so many more-
all desserts that bring
you back home

Food and memories
live
side by side
nourishing our body
and caressing our soul