love gift

tired from puttering

and nursing, for days,

a mild headache

i wasn’t prepared after 8

hear my doorbell ring

but i opened it to my daughter

bring me my own private

apple pie smelling cinnamony

fresh from the oven

i feel loved

far beyond my deserving

MaryJane Nordgren

Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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