|
 Menu
|
|
|
|
|
Social
|
|
|
|
|
I Love My New Sandals!!!
Contributed by
liquidsunshine
on
Monday, 17th May 2004 @ 07:41:54 PM in AEST
Topic:
StoryPoetry
|
When I was just young
‘Bout four or eight
My mom was poor
And life was great
We had a house
A happy home
My clothes were clean
My hair was comb’d
I had enough
Wore a true smile
‘Til I’d espied
The coolest style
“They’re just so cute
And I’m so keen
They come in blue
And pink and green
The shoes of choice
Oh mommy dear
Buy them!
I’ll be good all year!
They light up bright
A pretty red
A shoe with lights
Inside it’s tread
It’s all I want
It’s true! I swear!
Not even a
New teddy bear.”
How I begged
Yes, I did plead
Professing that shoes
Were all I’d need
The flashing lights
Fascinated me
And sent me on
A smiling spree
The years went by
The gifts were few
But none of them
Were my prized shoes
Around age twelve
I gave it up
Forgot the shoes
My hopes burned up
Once in a while
I’d see some sneaks
And hence a smile
Came o’er my cheeks
A few requests
One here, one there
Those light up shoes
Were everywhere
Then one fine day
At age sixteen
My mom comes home
To make a scene
She said, “This is
For all the times
Of just one thing
You were deprived.”
She dropped a bag
Onto the floor
The sight of lights
Made my heart soar
Just when I thought
It was the best
I saw it all
I saw the rest
First they lit up
My favorite trick
AND they were sandals
Oh! What a kick!
Not one pair,
Nope, mom bought two
One in purple
One green and blue
The lights are blue
The sandals white
A splash of color
For my delight
But most of all
I saw the love
And all the dire
I’d scarce knew of
Although the times
Were less than slick
Mom’s love fixed things
So smooth and quick
And even now
That we’re not poor
She “makes it up”
With gifts galore
I’m glad that life
Is tranquil now
At least in terms
Of wrinkled brows
We worry less
We laugh a lot
And love’s the thing
We’ve always got
Copyright ©
liquidsunshine
... [
2004-05-17 19:41:54]
(Date/Time posted on
site)
Advertisments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sorry, comments are no longer allowed for anonymous, please register for a free membership to access this feature and more
|
|
All comments are owned by the poster. Your Poetry
Dot Com is not responsible for the content of any
comment.
That said, if you find an offensive comment, please
contact via the FeedBack Form with details, including poem title
etc.
|
|
|
Re: I Love My New Sandals!!!
(User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_K on
Monday, 17th May 2004 @ 07:53:09 PM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
This is such a refreshing write... Thank you for sharing it....and for the memories..
Jenni |
|
|
Re: I Love My New Sandals!!!
(User Rating: 1 )
by lifefliesby on
Monday, 17th May 2004 @ 07:59:29 PM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
great great write
it really is
keep it up.... both writing and your spirits
"bravo and encore" galore
love always,
Jared |
|
|
Re: I Love My New Sandals!!!
(User Rating: 1 )
by Daniela_Maria_Violin on
Tuesday, 18th May 2004 @ 08:46:20 AM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
| hehe... this is cute... thanks for sharing...made me smile! |
|
|
Re: I Love My New Sandals!!!
(User Rating: 1 )
by Cynthia on
Tuesday, 18th May 2004 @ 10:19:14 AM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
| This is wonderful. It may have taken a few years, but it payed off. Excellent work. *S* Cynthia |
|
|
Re: I Love My New Sandals!!!
(User Rating: 1 )
by Overstated on
Tuesday, 18th May 2004 @ 02:38:37 PM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
| i agree with the comment that this is refreshing - totally agree - very nicely written. the opening lines grip you in nicely... well done!!! |
|
|
Re: I Love My New Sandals!!!
(User Rating: 1 )
by kittie30 on
Tuesday, 18th May 2004 @ 06:48:40 PM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
| it was a great write i found it kinda funny and yea we all need love some time in our lives:) |
|
|
Re: I Love My New Sandals!!!
(User Rating: 1 )
by eatfresh22 on
Wednesday, 26th May 2004 @ 05:24:08 PM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
This was a really cute poem. I love sandals so much! I wear them rain or shine....I wish I could find some cool ones that would light up! How fun!
~Carrie~ |
|
|
Re: I Love My New Sandals!!!
(User Rating: 1 )
by Fionndruinne on
Sunday, 30th May 2004 @ 03:57:10 PM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
Aww, how charming...
(sorry to sound so patronizing there... but I'm past the days of sandals...)
I like the love behind it too.
Andrew |
|
|
Re: I Love My New Sandals!!!
(User Rating: 1 )
by Wachumiri on
Saturday, 10th July 2004 @ 04:57:17 PM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
That's cool, I really liked it! And you also kept the rhyme through the whole thing really well...
Take care... smile!
David |
|
|
|
· 
Poetry
Community
Members
Areas
Reference
Search
Top
Others
