My hands have been at work
measuring, stirring
shaping cookies
the oven adding both warmth
and aroma
to a home so quickly filled
with winter.
I am preparing
old favourites
but also testing new
recipes and ideas
aware that this may be
my last time
to cherish a Canadian Christmas.
As I try to imagine
the next years
(perhaps many, many years)
in Africa
I sample the results
of my work here
a sweet lingers
leaving longing on my tongue.
