(the lines for this poem were taken from a free-write about things we love)

I Love

Fall is my favorite time of the year-

I love the leaves turning from green to red

in the middle of the city

where you don’t expect it,

the smell of bread and apple pie

baking in the oven,

my mother putting on the coffee pot

waiting for the pie to cool.

I have many things to be thankful for.

I love canning season,

homemade potato salad

and morning dew,

popcorn and a good movie with friends,

my children playing basketball in the driveway

(though they are all big guys now).

I love the first snowfall,

building a snowman,

the scent of Christmas.

I have many things to be thankful for.

I love beach sand between my toes,

the crash of waves,

children laughing,

singing spirituals in the choir-

anytime, all the time,

my sister on the piano.

I love to hear music

when I am sad.

Group Poem

The Retreat