Friday, January 11, 2013

#11
Daughter

Just a little while ago I fretted over sleepless nights,
asthma and pneumonia,
broken leg, broken elbow,
homework assignments,
clarinet cleaning,
buying the perfect speech dress 
(black, simple and elegant, 
"Something Audrey Hepburn would wear"),
and a first pair  of high heeled shoes.

catherinenglish 01-11-2103

1 comment:

  1. This is a wonderful poem! You are such a sweet mother. The details about going through her childhood stand out to me. The speech dress part was so true! Anna always has the most perfect dresses!

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