jubilee party - part two

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

draw the curtains ...

they're all packed up now

tears and laughter

joys and grief

a house bustling with children

street parties and barbecues

boys nights out

and filling potholes

side by side 

with the neighbours

they're all packed up now

the dogs we walked

from Blue to Roscoe

the squeaking guinea-pig

bonsai herd

birthdays

and Christmas 

and parties

filling our home

bringing together

family and

friends

our church life

and house-groups and youth groups

and times for reflection

 they're all packed up now 

the quilts and the cameras

the magical automata

the flotsam and jetsam

of a family

the trees and the flowers

a garden tended in love

 

 they're all packed up now

the smell of baking bread

warming stews

and day-long curry cooking

the meals that bound us together

the arrivals

the departures

the passing faces 

they're all packed up now

a home

full of memories