Amy Secrist

Tag: dinner

  • Winter Strawberries

    Backing down the drive we see snow and sleet on the cold stones and grass, evidence of winter’s long-clutching grasp on Ohio. We head to church, the grocery, back to church school, and finally home where we hang coats, store mittens, and wash hands. We dice red onion and cooked chicken, slice black olives and grape…

  • Drum the Cello

    Bits of hurried meals scatter beneath the table: sauced penne, broccoli, bread, chocolate covered raisins. Strands of hair fall unheard across the rooms: brown and blonde, long and not-so-long. Art implements cover all horizontal planes: crayons (the floors), markers (the chairs), papers and pencils (the tables). Everywhere my eyes see shreds, scraps, and specks. I should…