Tea-Strainer (WC)

 

(Wendy Cabell, March 25, 2022, feast day of the Annunciation, of Saint Dismas, Saint Miriam Sultanah Dsanil Ghattas, Saint Margaret Clitherow, and Blessed Margaretha Flesch. On Jewish calendar today, the Mishkan (Tabernacle) assembled for the 1st time; "Seven Day of Training" begin (1312 BC). Image from here.)

Tea-Strainer

,ie what held to:

Mother’s smile,

Father’s land

and this “M” wrinkles form in

the hand, which is given to 

understand

is enough. 

*From prompt: Freewrite as inspired by Joyelle McSweeney’s Tea-Strainer, whose  poem title is used here; from Lisa Freedman’s BreatheReadWrite, March 25, 2022.