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Trillium
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0 posted 2002-12-26 07:14 PM






Footprints

The snow that fell last night is bare
Of any tracks to show that there
Are many creatures all around,
In their burrows underground
And in the houses one can see,
Snuggled down so cozily.

A wisp of smoke against the sky,
Tells me other folks than I
Are up and breakfasting, so they
Can make their mark upon the day.
It almost seems a shame to go
Out upon the pristine snow!

Yet, in a little while I'll be
Making footprints you can see
And by tonight, each field and street,
Will bear the marks of many feet.
Where animals and people too,
Have left them there for all to view!



Betty Lou Hebert
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Published in Rhyme time Magazine 1996

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1 posted 2002-12-26 07:25 PM


It is still lovely, Betty.  We do make our mark upon this world, for good or bad.  Joyce
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2 posted 2002-12-27 02:54 AM


I like your poem I can enjoy the memories of these kind without being there.
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3 posted 2002-12-28 01:28 PM


Dang those footprints that ruin the beauty of the newly fallen snow! It always starts out as such a beautiful masterpiece and then we have to go and ruin it!

Delightful piece of writing, Betty Lou!

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4 posted 2002-12-28 02:33 PM


Denise:  Thanks for reading and commenting. The snow is so beautiful when it first falls, but we also enjoy the animal tracks we find when we go outside.  We have flocks of wild turkeys here and their tracks make a really pretty pattern in the snow.

Happy New Year!

Betty Lou Hebert

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5 posted 2002-12-29 01:17 PM


Yay Trillium,

Merry Christmas!

I love your delightful poem, not mentioning the gentle touch of including animals in your beautiful winter wonderland!



Love
Michelle

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6 posted 2002-12-29 01:54 PM


Joyce;  Thanks for commenting and of course, you are right about our making a mark upon the world, let alone the snow!

Betty Lou Hebert

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7 posted 2002-12-29 01:55 PM


Songbird:  Sometimes I wish I lived where snow was just a memory too! Thanks for reading

Betty Lou Hebert

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8 posted 2002-12-29 01:56 PM


Michelle:  Living in the country, animals are a big part of my life and I love them all!  Thanks for reading and Happy New Year!

Betty Lou Hebert

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