[00:03.044]Stove-top clouds of steam for weeks,
[00:05.467]Flour dust on apron cheeks,
[00:07.867]Woks and ladles tap a beat,
[00:10.156]Spoons go dancing in the heat.
[00:12.600]Calendars grow thin and torn,
[00:14.956]Clatter loud then softly worn,
[00:17.356]Plastic bowls in every size,
[00:19.667]Stacked until they scrape the skies.
[00:22.133]Smoke swirls out above the door,
[00:24.978]Red dust settles on the floor,
[00:30.500]I still set the plates in rows,
[00:35.189]Counting seasons as they go.
[00:41.033]Smoke swirls out above the door,
[00:46.011]Red dust settles on the floor,
[00:49.433]I still pour the water in,
[00:54.189]Let the kettle sing again.
[01:00.078]Calendars grow thin and torn,
[01:04.811]Clatter loud then softly worn,
[01:09.567]Plastic bowls in every size,
[01:14.233]Stacked until they scrape the skies.
[01:18.967]Smoke swirls out above the door,
[01:23.811]Red dust settles on the floor,
[01:27.422]I still set the plates in rows,
[01:32.089]Counting seasons as they go.
[01:37.933]Smoke swirls out above the door,
[01:42.644]Red dust settles on the floor,
[01:46.333]I still pour the water in,
[01:51.067]Let the kettle sing again.