The kitchen came alight
When the kids came to visit.
It was a lively discussion
It went on all night
No topic was too sacred
We joined in, argued our case
The dance of the kitchen
While our words beat the melody
Our actions waltzed at times
Jived at others, sometimes we boogied.
The noise was what we sought
The healthy interaction
Opinions spoken
The back and forth, of do we, don’t we?
All the while the dinner prep took place
The peeling in time with Aunties logic
The boiling in response to Uncle’s rhythms
Mum always tapping her foot
Shooting us down and building us up.
We loved those quiet moments
When dancing cheek to cheek
Was listening to focus on dad’s proclamations
That this was the way, it had to be.
Then we twirled and shimmied
Spun on our heels as the dinner appeared
We all gave thanks, listened once more
As the refrain began, a syncopated down beat.
The dance as we sat, chorusing each other
We enjoyed those nights
When all we did was share our viewpoints
Stress where we thought the argument might go.
The job done, washing up over
Time for a reprise, a revisit once more
When resolution was reached
We all headed home, the song,
That song we loved.
That echoed the love of Mum and Dad’s place.
Morpethroad 
Michael — a wonderful transplant of river to kitchen. Lively, imaginative and fun. Thanks so for participating.
Always my pleasure, very interesting music prompt….
I’ve always LOVE these sisters and their music! Thanks, for the post.
Great description of an evening spent together in conversation, arguing, as families do, but not in a bad way, more in the way of just talking and enjoying your family as company an people to bounce ideas off of, it has a rhythm like the log drivers waltz, follows certain steps. Clever way to do this prompt 🙂
Thank you Mandi you are very kind…have a good evening