The salad

Lettuce leaves 

In bite size pieces 

Carrot grated
With brisk stocks
Tomatoes sliced
With a steady hand
A work of love
A deed of service
The act of sharing
Callused hands
Doing work
For those she loves
She knows that food
Is a way of loving
Those in her care
It's like a daily gift
To those around her
It's a work of art
One she shares with all
When about a table they meet

Two sets of hands
One meal
Two hearts that show there love
Though the act of serving
Three sets of hands
Laughter grows
Four and five
No matter how many
Hands do the work
The love is still there
An artist
Or many artists
It doesn't mater
But this i do know
That the love of sharing
Giving and serving others
Sits on the top of there heart

So next time you sit at a meal
Look at the food
Not just as food
For it is an art filled with a love
Love from the cook
JH
21-6-16