black patent leather by Kristina Woodhill black patent leather small feet growing, straps lovingly buckled holding heels firmly inside and to the ground toes eagerly tip-tap-tap talking to the pattern on the hard linoleum floor, talking to the cracks striping the long concrete side walk, whispering loudly on the steps to the church sitting quietly, legs and feet swinging, too short to reach the floor small hands slide softly over the smooth, smooth black patent mirror for smiling small faces who can hear the soft rustle of a new easter dress when the shoes do all the talking! 04/12/2009 Author's Note: childhood memories Posted on 04/12/2009 Copyright © 2025 Kristina Woodhill Member Comments on this Poem Posted by Joan Serratelli on 04/12/09 at 03:59 PM Black patent leather shoes? Had them when I was a kid.You descibed them so well, that I can actually see them and if any stores were open today, I'd go buy a pair! Good write! Shoes DO make the outfit- just ask my kid (we could have bought a new house with the money we spent on her sneakers! Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 04/12/09 at 04:05 PM Sweet reminders of my own childhood Easters Kristina. New clothes, family, church... Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 04/12/09 at 04:30 PM Some wonderful, beautiful snaphots. I really enjoyed this. Posted by George Hoerner on 04/12/09 at 07:21 PM You have so faithfully given us a part of your childhood here. It is a great picture and the talking says so much. Posted by Tony Young on 04/12/09 at 10:43 PM Cute piece and very enjoyable, how it was, even... lovely work. Posted by Clara Mae Gregory on 04/13/09 at 12:10 AM Oh how this brings back my own tap dancing Easter Sunday memories.This is so enjoyable to read.Thank you for creating and the last line is the powerful punch line without a doubt!Excellent piece of writing. LOVED IT! Posted by Rhiannon Jones on 04/13/09 at 01:51 AM Oh those shiny black mary-janes (I always wanted the white ones for Easter, but my mother thought they were "trashy") . Thanks for this sweet walk down memory lane...and remember the straw Easter hats?! Posted by Mary Frances Spencer on 04/13/09 at 10:06 PM My daughter used to sleep in her "tap" shoes when she was little! Nice write here! MFS Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 04/15/09 at 01:20 AM Hmmm warmly nostalgic. Takes me back to the Easters of my youth when my sisters would get their new patent leather shoes along with dresses my mother made for them. Posted by Glenn Currier on 07/16/09 at 01:54 PM Smiling broadly - enjoying and basking in the moments of the little girl discovering a whole new world attached to little feet. I love the sounds and rhythm in the second verse. :-)) Return to the Previous Page   pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online All works Copyright © 2025 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)