Everyone is Here!

Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
18” x 24”

Once a year we gather here
Five friends who first began.
One by one new feet arrived
To join our growing clan.

The years stack up like sandals piled
Beside the swinging door.
And every tale retold anew
Just makes us love it more.

Each drop of shoe tossed on the porch,
Each slam of door a cheer.
The moment we’ve been waiting for,
When everyone is here!