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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2001-01-25 11:27 PM

Little Girl
Virginia Salter

little girl
berry patch
red-smudged head to toe
strawberry streaked
as if on war path
yet ear to ear smile
gives her demeanor quite away

hallock in hand
other brushing hair from face
revealing eye twinkle
Cheshire cat grin
coated in child-like sin
eat ‘n’ eat before dinner
succulent fruit of the vine
shortcake sits drying on the counter
as berries miss their cue
and go away with you

with your tantalized tongue
sparkling brighter muses
of the day
in her tender, sweetened way
tiny seeds as heaven’s stars
flicker memories of joy
across her smile

© January 25, 2001

Elizabeth

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Member Ascendant

since 1999-06-07

Posts 6871
Minnesota

1 posted 2001-01-25 11:30 PM

This is so sweet! How could anyone resist a child like this one?

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

2 posted 2001-01-25 11:34 PM

Thanks, Elizabeth. It's a bit of a composite between my daughter as a child and myself as a child with a tiny bit of conjuring thrown in.

glad you enjoyed!

kcsgrandma
Senior Member

since 2000-09-24

Posts 1522
Presque Isle, ME

3 posted 2001-01-25 11:35 PM

                                           shortcake sits drying on the counter
                                               as berries miss their cue
                                                 and go away with you

******************

This is a great poem, especially these lines.  It brought back memories of my youngest brother, at the age of 2, sitting in the berry patch and eating as fast as he could. What a picture!

To love another person is to see the face of God.
- Les Miserables

Marilyn

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

4 posted 2001-01-25 11:43 PM

Thank you, kcsgrandma, glad to bring a memory to the fore for you. Nostalgia is better when shared.

Mr.Magoo
Member

since 2001-01-20

Posts 104

5 posted 2001-01-26 01:34 PM

I can only think of one word that would describe this write.
BEAUTIFUL!!!
Mr.Magoo
G.B.Y.

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

6 posted 2001-01-26 07:08 PM

Thank you Mr. Magoo for reading and your very kind reply.

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

7 posted 2001-01-26 10:31 PM

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