The vibrant chatter crowds the table and
I gaze at each face as
Back and forth ideas bounce, collide, spark;
My mind wanders, pondering this family of mine,
Eyes alight, and mouths open wide to laugh, to speak,
While outside the window, evening tiptoes in,
Dinner conversation is at its peak,
And I marvel at its beauty.
(I had a bunch of fun with this one! I tried out a contrapuntal poem–the idea is that there are actually three poems in one here. You can read the whole thing through and it works, but then read lines 1, 3, 5, & 7, and then go back and read lines 2, 4, 6, & 8. And then let me know if you can see how the two mini poems are in parallel.)