RICHES

They say times were tough then.... that money was very tight... But I remember my childhood and I know that can't be right.
Mom would cook our dinner... Dad came home at five... We were all sitting at the table... waiting for him to arrive...
We wouldn't eat from a microwave.... or a restaurant down the street... We all ate mom's cooking... and boy that can't be beat...
We didn't eat in front of the TV... Or with a phone in our hand... We weren't plugged into a stereo...bopping to the latest band..
We would all sit at the table... Everyone in their place... There were never any surprises... We recognized every ones face.....
Brothers to the left of me... sisters to the right... That the way we ate dinner ... every single night....
We laughed.. we joked..we talked...we ate... We were a family don't you see.. Though some may have been raised poor... You see it wasn't me.....
We ate collards... we ate biscuits... We ate fatback and black eyed peas... We said yes sir.. we said no sir... We said thank you ma'am and please..
So when you talk of family life... or how it use to be... Though many have had more money.... None were as rich as me....
Jeanne D. Rhein


I wanted so to share this with you... This very well could have been written how my family was... many years ago... but you see I still have fond memories of these years and you see I feel none was as rich as me......