Steam rises over A cracked crock pot Smells permeate Small kitchens Women bend (Slave) All day Over hot stoves Chapped cracked hands Grasp spoons stirring Garlic cloves swimming in a pot And tender beef in the oven Roasting The child plays on the porch Under grandma's watchful eye She skips rope While mamma fixes dinner Of Garlic cloves swimming in a pot And tender beef in the oven Roasting Under grandma's watchful eye She smiles