old-fashioned word
by Kristina Woodhilli know it's an old-fashioned word
but
you were giddy
a giggling, happy, sparkling-eyed
young woman;
I swear you were wearing
your best jewelry for the occasion,
your hair in plaits of ebony perfection,
dazzling earrings and gold necklace
setting off a lovely dress
of purples and small flowers
that touched your figure
in gracefully draped places;
your three young children
surrounded you in wonder
as you set your hand to a world
many consider obsolete,
many have discarded for
technologies all named "I",
paying through some unseen Pal
whose wand makes paper disappear;
there you were
saying, "I can't believe it!"
laughing and laughing,
as I nudged your elbow
a little to the right lying on the solid, flat table top,
as we began your first lesson
in the upward sweep of a pencil
writing a simple cursive "e"
06/14/2010
