“In the past those whom you love <br />................don’t ever die.” <br />....From “Vertumnus”, a poem <br />...........by Joseph Brodsky <br /> <br />...............dough bowl <br />.holding fresh-picked flowers <br />.....captured surplus of blue <br /> <br />..........Grandma’s hands <br />...kneading apple-pie dough <br />......lingering cinnamon air <br /> <br />....reflections of the season <br />........seasoned memories <br />........weathered and worn <br /> <br />...........setting the mood <br />..............quilted today<br /><br />Ben Gieske<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/quilted-today/