Thursday, December 8, 2016

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OFF HER SHOES
She bounces into grama's house
A little girl of four
To grama's room she enters
Through the open door

With stories to tell of school and more
Of shadows, moon, planets and such

Sometimes she wears jeans and tees
Sometimes a skirt and matching top
Sometimes her hair's pinned up in clips
Always though she wears a smile

If at all she is a fairy butterfly
Her shoes she removes before her wings
OFF HER SHOES © gillena cox 2016

Blog hopping today at
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads
Bits Of Inspiration ~ Shoes
prompted by Susie Clevenger
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Location: St James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

26 comments:

  1. Kerry O'ConnorDecember 8, 2016 at 11:07 AM

    Ah! The blessed child.
    This is lovely.

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  2. Sanaa RizviDecember 8, 2016 at 11:18 AM

    My goodness she looks soo cute!!❤️ Delightful read, Gillena

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  3. kaykualaDecember 8, 2016 at 12:41 PM

    Grandma's angel! She gets much more than what she gives!

    Hank

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  4. AnonymousDecember 8, 2016 at 4:07 PM

    What a beautiful glimpse into childhood!

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  5. Debi SwimDecember 8, 2016 at 4:49 PM

    How sweet is that hairband and wings! Very tenderly written.

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  6. Magaly GuerreroDecember 8, 2016 at 11:27 PM

    This is so cute, Gillena. It made me smile like a happy loon. And yes, shoes should always come off before wings. If we are lucky, the wings will always stay.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 9, 2016 at 4:37 AM

    so cute, so fun.

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  8. Kim M. RussellDecember 9, 2016 at 10:22 AM

    Oh that is so cute, Gillena. I love those last lines:
    'If at all she is a fairy butterfly
    Her shoes she removes before her wings'.
    I'm surprised she removes her wings at all!

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  9. ✿December 9, 2016 at 11:05 AM

    I love this. :)

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  10. HelenDecember 9, 2016 at 6:46 PM

    Pure sweetness .............

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  11. brudbergDecember 10, 2016 at 8:34 AM

    This is so sweet, lovely.

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  12. Gillena CoxDecember 10, 2016 at 3:23 PM

    Thanks for dropping in to read mine Bjorn

    much love...

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  13. grapelingDecember 13, 2016 at 3:08 AM

    how sweet ~

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  14. Susie ClevengerDecember 16, 2016 at 1:23 AM

    Butterflies don't wear shoes.. :) What a delightful piece. It makes me want to take off my shoes and grow wings. Thank you so much for writing for the prompt.

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    1. Gillena CoxDecember 18, 2016 at 6:07 PM

      Thanks for dropping by to read mine Susie

      Much love...

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  15. Gillena CoxDecember 8, 2019 at 1:46 PM

    Also posted to Facebook group Seize The Poem Dec 2019
    😊

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