Domestic Goddess

The Domestic Goddess -
At home among the peaches
and the pumpkin patch,
with bare feet on clean wooden floors,
homespun cotton and her hair in braids.
Busy with the babies and the washings.

The sun setting slowly over the valley,
a picture perfect in golden reds.
Dusk descending.
The children playing in the garden
catching crickets.

Quiet now, she sits
at the worn kitchen table.
At home in her kingdom she
waits patiently for her King
to come back from golden
fields and gentle cows.

A warm apple pie with
fresh whipped cream waits
for him, but its his
soft, sweet
Golden Delicious
that catches his eye.