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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion 
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Fall Guy We met in October – picking out pumpkins in front of the market, both reaching for the same albino-skinned one. Hands grazed: you offered it to me like a present. Our kids noticed the spark, you and I nervously scurried in opposite directions with our rickety carts. Our sons knew each other from school - they disappeared into the magazine aisle; our daughters stood protectively at our respective sides. We managed to avoid one another until the produce section. I reached for a watermelon, watched in horror as the one beneath it rolled, dropped and smashed, scattering bits of pink pulp onto my bare legs and sandaled feet. Our daughters giggled with restraint at first, then held their stomachs in fits of laughter, while I turned the shade of Red Delicious. The boys came to see what was up, my son announced to the world that his mother’s a klutz. Armed with paper towels from your cart, you knelt and wiped the sticky fruit from my feet, looked up, a silent inquiry whether moving to my calves would be appropriate. I laughed, said if a man wipes watermelon from a woman’s legs, she should at least know his name. © 2002 CM Bailey [This message has been edited by Corinne (07-14-2002 09:12 PM).] |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Great Grins.... |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Thanks Sunshine! Cor |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
  (giggles in delight) Awwwwwwww, this is sooooo funny, sweet friend, this made me smile, and no, you are not a klutz, you are a very special friend to us all and a mother to your kids with a big golden heart! (kiss on cheek) This is delightful, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Corinne, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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the_loner_23 Member Ascendant
since 2002-06-08
Posts 5479Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
Awesome Cold hands means a warm heart |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I love this, Corinne!!!! It's delightful! *S* |
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BloomingRose Member Elite
since 2000-08-09
Posts 3092Florida |
Lol loved reading this one! Question is, did you share any watermelon???  Deb |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
Corinne - a delightful poem full of smile and smirks - I enjoyed it a lot - Paul |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Corinne, Well done a delight to read. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
true Cor. . . quite true indeed. . . great work. . . I've missed it. . . --------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
this is cool...I like it a LOT... it put me right there in the situation, and the last stanza makes the whole poem.. good work hon  K |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
Cor; this was more fun to watch from this side of it cool stuff ms |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
That's a terrible waste of paper towels when ya have a tongue yanno....cute write sweetie.... |
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redheart angrybraids Member
since 2000-04-16
Posts 410honolulu, hawaii |
i love you lady friend you are a kind heart indead, how lovely of a story a truth, is this real |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
This is amazing... your writing is so refreshing always.... Regards to you Corinne, Sudhir |
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Elizabeth Cor Senior Member
since 2000-10-13
Posts 879Over the river and through the woods |
I like what DS said: this was fun to watch... love this one, Corinne... You have such smartness and style. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Thank you kindly for all of your warm replies! Cor |
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