A Tea
The invitation said
A tea for Mothers and Daughters
I didn't even tell Lucille about it
and threw the evelope in the garbage
can beside the TV in Dad's office.
And I was happy when he found it
and looked like he might cry.
I'd stopped crying about being mom-free
but had to make sure nobody forgot about it --
and in the end wound up with Dad holding
a tea cup and cookies on his knees,
talking with women
about dress sizes and their husbands.
Reprinted from Running Back to Ludie by Angela Johnson. Scholastic Books: 2001. (page 5)
From Waltham Library
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The idea that’s interesting here is that the tea is for moms and daughters yet the poem gives us a glimpse into the dynamic between dads and daughters
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This is where I would write my thoughtful summary…
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Will we ever know who Lucille is?
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My first thought was that Lucille was her sister and she was protecting her. However, when I read the line about being, “mom-free”I sensed that the author was angry that her mother wasn’t a part of her life anymore and that she was lashing out at Lucille.
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