Ancient Essex Weeder shifts
Main Street J Alden and Griswold trips
Mornings as if at a bird sanctuary
Lunches with gourmet BLTs
Lavender Pond and greenhouse shops
Westbrook beach and tag sale stops
River Museum entrance fees waived
(Proving being a docent pays)
Grillo's treat to lobster rolls
So many memories a Connecticut visit holds.
You really rolled the carpet out
We felt pampered from the get-go
Flying never felt so posh
From our premier first-class row
Nor could digs be finer
Master bedroom, rose trees, hot tub
Even a walking trail
To scope pinecones and deer hubs
Enjoying piano recitals
Bagpipe and Beach Club mores
Historic adobe house wanderings
Nutcracker shopping spree scores
Porcini and tri tip
Persimmons and Mirth
Creme Brule and Scotch
Lounge were to before church
Nephews on gym mats
Nieces en pointe
Board Pres whip cracks
Barring nuts from checkpoints
How'd we swing this Pebble vacay
When loaded we're not?
When it comes to family
We hit the jackpot!
Too tall Paul
Is what he's called
Hangs near the bus stop
By the mall
Little, dark man
Not four feet tall
Sleeps at St. John's
Stands like a wall
I pass him on my way to work--
Sometimes Jesus' frame is small
My wanter is tarnished
That is a fact
Couldn't wait to thrift
To find the right strap
Yet shuffled to the Advent service
to honor my King
Lord, teach my heart
To worship greater things.
10/16/2025
For Alden and Claire, by Mom/Jen Hunt
Oh! for all the goodies you brought on the plane
And the days devoid of forecast rain
Botanical Gardens and Schmeeckle trail turns
Squeezing every birth- and holiday into a wee-sized interim
The hibachi flames and apple peels
Shrinking shows; Pride ‘n’ Prejudice reels
Watching past teachers at the Forst Inn whodunnit
Playing Bird Bingo (though we won’t say who won it)
Beach walks at Neshota, the Birds in Art culture
The Stevens Point tour, and the curd lunch at Culvers,
On all that was good may our hearts long rehearse--
Save the part where Sophia* would jolt on reverse.
For leaving your last roll
So we could end tied
For eating all sweets
Except those I hide
For having big dreams
To sail the world wide
I'm eternally grateful
To be thirty-three years your bride.
Love,
Your wife,
Jennn
For getting 10th place
In the dance competition
For learning one ski
Like a girl on a mission
For traipsing the country
This way and that
For studying wars
And stretching your calves
For all of these quirks
And a thousand quirks more
You are the fabulous
Niece we adore.
Love,
Aunty Jennn