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Side-By-Side Shoes |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Her shoes were new shoes Creamy yellow canvas With tightly tied white laces Too, too pretty to be stained by damp moss Or prickled with Devil’s Club stalks Or dyed with fall’s ruby red cranberries Braids fell over small shoulders Carefully, she untied them And set them side by side on a bared stump Then ran barefoot through the beckoning trees Crooked bangs framed excited eyes Face smudged Legs scratched by nettle bushes And impatient branches Dusk ended day’s play As the girl returned to her new shoes Seeking, looking They were here Or over there Back and forth To and fro Eyes flooded with tears Realization filled her They were lost Slowly, bare feet carried her home Reluctantly, she told the story And felt the anger The night rains fell upon them Damp of morning found her in the woods She looked again and again Each day she sought those two small shoes Side-by-side shoes On an old stump Years passed, days flew The girl one day came home To a home with no home She looked for history Bathed herself in memories As she meandered into the woods Eyes filled with tears She looked upon her past Two small side-by-side shoes Nestled upon an old mossy stump Waiting for her. They knew she would be back. aziza |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
awwww that could be a small child's story book if illustrated... loved it M |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
ms az, kewlllllllllllll introduction into a side of you that has so many colors..more please |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
a touching read this morning |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
I love it  Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Aziza, you have a gift for story-telling. You are a raconteur extraordinaire! I always enjoy the fruits of your talents!  Judging by the comments, your poem has been very well received! Write on, sweet poetess! ~ please! Loves 'n hugs, EA |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
What a lovely gift of a write you have presented to us. Thankyou aziza! hugs, Chris "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Thank you all. I just write the memories .. and sometimes them make me smile. Okay, sometimes they make me laugh out loud. xoxoxo Alison |
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DreamerSpirit Member
since 2006-10-02
Posts 240Buenos Aires, Argentina |
just excellent!...i really liked it, and the end was great.. i really liked it.. excellent work, aziza! and by the way, you won't have to wait too long my 'two hundred smiles'  See you.. Denis. |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
I like this one all the way through. It feels real. Nan (Pilgrim variety) |
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sandgrain Member Elite
since 1999-09-21
Posts 3662Sycamore, IL, USA |
What a darling tale! You certainly do have a talent for writing! God bless, Rae |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
oh aziza this is just lovely touching... |
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