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Alicat
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since 1999-05-23

Posts 4094
Coastal Texas

0 posted 2002-02-12 01:11 PM

In Kindergarden, as I recall,
Much effort did I give
When asked to draw the house
Where my family and I lived.

I lived in a trailer
With particleboard floor
(Long, narrow and squat)
More years than I cared for.

But I always drew, without fail,
A box house with one floor,
Corkscrew smoke from chimney,
Two windows, centered door.

The house was red, the grass was green,
The sky a brilliant blue.
Singular flowers by lollipop tree;
Round red apples it grew.

Two things are for certain
As I see what I left behind:
The truth we find outside our heads,
And the truth in a child's mind.

Alicat

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin

Temptress

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-06-15

Posts 7136
Mobile, AL

1 posted 2002-02-12 02:47 PM

This is delightful. I wonder about all the ways we used to draw our houses (where we placed our doors, windows, what we drew on the outside, etc) might have said about us and our personalities as children.

I love this, Alice....

..err..Kitten

You always speak the truth in that most perfect way.

For all who watch.Dare you say hello? Come in and ask the questions that are on your mind, but spare me your judgement until you truly sipped of me.

Poet deVine

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

2 posted 2002-02-12 07:10 PM

Ah...you know I never thought about it but this is the kind of house I drew also..though we lived in a green two story house, no chimney...amazing that I never really thought about it til now. I love this!! A good slice of life poem!

doreen peri
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since 1999-05-25

Posts 3812
Virginia

3 posted 2002-02-12 09:43 PM

beautiful writing.... superbly executed...

this last stanza, especially, touched my heart....

quote:
Two things are for certain
As I see what I left behind:
The truth we find outside our heads,
And the truth in a child's mind.

Alicat
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since 1999-05-23

Posts 4094
Coastal Texas

4 posted 2002-02-24 08:41 PM

Thank you ladies for taking the time to read and reply. I've had thoughts about how we come, as children, to 'know' that grass is green, skies are blue, trees are lollipops, and smoke always comes from chimneys at that age. Something to think about, at least...

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