Special Sundays.

[just mercedes]

Her smile was pure Crayola great image of a wide grin. Period here?If comma, don't need capital in next line
A (big) broad crocodilian state the grin could be dangerous
that demanded best behaviour.I like the part-rhyme of the end syllables of Crayola and behaviour, and of state and the middle syllable of behaviour - they knit this all together really strongly.

A strong, strong, leathered bag is there another word rather than repeat 'strong'?I like 'leathered. Nice line break.
of a women who held us hard I like the tension here between held hard and arms length, also the line break
at arms length, we'd dangle. I'd use a semi colon rather than a comma
and nice rhyme hard/arms
The furniture owned gran's house, love that inversion
sock wearing chairs would growl sock-wearing?
in (the timbre of) her bestowed voice. again that nice slant rhyme with house and voice

A kitchen that was always full;
freshly filled preserve jars lined up full/filled work well together here
waiting for burial under the stairs. imagery of plenty, nice contrast with burial - and again that faintly threatening feeling

Never a smack or curse left hand or lip never/left nice rhyme
and no drink, but tea or bourbon crossed them. no comma needed here
Her breath was mint julep kisses. what a lovely image to end with - and also we're back to her lips, where we started.