The
Roast Beef
Hour
Cloth of cream
China plate
Crystal vases
Decorate.
Blossoms orange
Mums of yellow
Autumn eve
A Sunday mellow.
Sterling silver
Piney vapor
Scents the air
From brass held taper.
Dad and mom
Sipping wine
Roasting beef
Upon we’ll dine.
Chilly children
Crunch on leaves
Runny noses
Wiped on sleeves.
Whipped potatoes
In glass bowl
Salad broccoli
Dinner roll.
Children sit
Carving begins
Under the table
They kick their shins.
Dinner music,
Harpsichord
Say the grace
To thank Our Lord.
Acorn scented
Breezes tame
Swirl around
The candle flame.
Soon to yield
To winter’s power…
But we’ll stay warm
In the roast beef hour!
Hilary M. Flanery
Hilary McRee Flanery studied Theatre Arts in college at Webster University in St. Louis Missouri, USA. She has been in numerous theatre productions over the last 20 years but her real claims to fame have been "Opening Nights" in leading roles on delivery tables throughout the US Midwest where she has performed and produced ten children.
"Raising a large family and writing means that I set up strict priorities. I start each day with a prayer that has been in my family since God was a boy - 'Come Holy Ghost...give me the faith of your Saints, the courage of your martyrs, and the money and success of your athiests.'"
Hilary and her husband, Randy, have been hapily married for 30 years and are certifiably insane. They know this to be a fact since Randy is a Clinical Psychologist.
The Flanerys reside in St. Louis, Missouri with their 10 children, termites and a large bottle of wine. She blogs at www.hilaryflanery.blogspot.com.
