twiddled thumbs

 

Twiddled Thumbs blistered and worn.

Sacked green beans picked and split.

Garden green with fruitful life.

Sagging time stretching down.

Twiddled Thumbs held up at the hose.

Withered with water, sun warmed too cold.

Knelt over handling daily chores.

Sun hat billed round and red hankie wrapped neck.

Twiddled Thumbs crippled with exposure.

Plucked strawberries washed and jarred.
Daily living with no other want to house.
Happiness lies between aged shoulders and a back with many sore muscles.

Twiddled Thumbs wrapped in family ties.

Familiar laughter gathering kitchen talk.

Early mornings before dawn breakfast ate.

Clinking pans and tickled footsteps with four legs.

Warm smiles over sizzled bacon.

Twiddled Thumbs over welcoming embraces.

Charmed hands years of holding a lifetime together.