The Mushrooms

She loved to go mushroom hunting

With Father or the counselors

But especially with Father

Walking through the woods

She learned how to spot them

Hidden in the leaves by the trees

She liked the earthy smell and

Enjoyed their taste in the soups

And gravies the cooks would make

Father double checked

To make sure she didn't pick

Any poisonous ones

She always had him check

Before giving them to the cooks

Or cutting them up and

Laying them out on the

Window sill to dry to

Take home to her mother

Funny that her mother

Never used the mushrooms

She brought home

© Alice Vedral Rivera - 2010