Sitting at the Table of Life
By Don Iannone

Fresh cut summer flowers,
beaming with blue sky happiness,
decorate the table of life,
Open hearts gathering
in an unexpected moment of truth,
Mystified by the suddenness of life,
we gratefully surround ourselves with belief,
Hands join across the table,
Touching,
and reminding each other's presence,
to witness what the moment brings,
Nourishing one another in silent thanksgiving,
we sit as family, in simple elegance,
at the table that sustains all of us.