As I look out my kitchen window,

Thinking of the years gone past,

'Cause I'm thinking of the things,

That will truly, truly last.

The okra stalks are fading...

Pea vines ruining in the soil,

But the garden with its bounty

Was worth all the sweat and toil.

And the family you are raising

Amid all the sweat and grime

Will be worth it in the future

If you now redeem the time!

©Edna L. Ingram,September 2010