Taters

I am thirty
Sitting with my
Three sons at the
Kitchen table each of
Us with a paring knife as
We compete for the longest
Potato peel while preparing for
Mashed potatoes which my
Wife will boil and mash
While I melt a heaping
Spoon of bacon fat
In a small frying
Pan to brown
The thick
Peels
Crispy
With salt
N’ pepper
As a snack
Which my sons
Scarf down but my
Wife says such fried
Snacks are a treat not
A staple so no more potato
Peeling contests before supper.
Sometimes I would fry bacon
Crispy then crumble it
Over the fried tater
Peels greasy
But more
Delish.
Kitchen
Memories.