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SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL


By beanerywriters(11,690)



              On a frigid winter morning
            dad, in plaid flannel bathrobe
            headed to the basement
            where ashes from the coal furnace
            had settled into a gray nest.
            The slender iron poker, precisely inserted
            produced a rhythmic rattle
            that echoed throughout the house.  .  .
            Dust and soot flying
            he shoveled the ashes,
            later used as compost
            into the galvanized bucket.
            Shiny black nuggets glistened
            as dad tossed fresh coal
            into the hungry iron belly
            where orange-red flames licked
            them to bright heat.  .  .
           
            Upstairs, the morning's commotion
            meant I'd have to roll out of bed
            . . .the thought brought goose bumps. . .
            and I'd scrunch further under the covers
            My blue chenille bathrobe pulled tight
            I'd pad downstairs for breakfast,
            warm my hands 'round a cup of cocoa
            and munch cinnamon toast.
 
            School clothes draped over the chair
            I'd dress standing over the heat vents
            . . .the robe billowing like a ballroom gown
            savoring the up thrust of heat
            that warmed my shivering body
            like steam from hot oatmeal.  .  .
            ---written by Kathleen
 
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