packing the pantry <br />when cupboards were filled <br />with jars of tomatoes <br />and beans that were dilled <br /> <br />once a key player <br />in the family’s survival <br />patiently waiting <br />the home food revival <br /> <br />stashed away in the basement <br />all but forgotten <br />as now meals are made <br />with the push of a button <br /> <br />sitting for years <br />in the cobwebs and dust <br />the metal wire bails <br />beginning to rust <br /> <br />pulled from the cellar <br />or bought at yard sales <br />gather the lids <br />and tighten the bails <br /> <br />called into service <br />once more from the past <br />as food now again <br />is preserved under glass <br /> <br />a hot water bath <br />to ensure a good seal <br />holding the contents <br />for a mid-winter meal<br /><br />Charlie Parant<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/canning-jars/
