decoration day

since i was born

on the third sunday in august

we have traveled up the mountain to my great grandmothers

in the appalachian mountains of nc

for decoration day

a holiday from long ago

that takes me back to my roots

to honoring loved ones

and remembering a culture long forgotten

where time moves slower

where generations of women laugh 

while they wash dishes

by hand

because there is no dishwasher

and they don't care

where the men still sit on the front porch

no matter the weather

and discuss all things life related

where the kids still run in the yard

and play hide and go seek

dirt on their church clothes

and not a worry on their mind

and i wish time still moved so slow

that the young still cherished the old

that front porch sitting became an every day thing

where houses were too small to hold us all 

but we didn't mind at all

and kids only had to worry about how many slices of watermelon they can eat

before they go home

what traditions do you still have in your family? how do you hold on to your roots?

lovely linkys

hear it on a sunday, use on a monday
Soli Deo Gloria Sisterhood