PAD 6

The recipes checked,

the shopping list made,

ingredients

fresh and juicy,

tucked into the fridge.

She smiled.

This looks like

an ad for a dream kitchen.

The counters scrubbed,

choppers, bowls and specialty pans

gathered and gleaming.

The schedule is checked.

Soon, the home

is fragrant and savory.

The food is plated.

Wolfgang Puck

would be proud.

Silver gleams in the candlelight.

The hostess bows her head to pray,

and sits down to eat alone.