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THE HIGH HEELED SHOE

 THE HIGH HEELED SHOE


I found a tiny high heeled shoe of blue,

one inch across, so delicate, so thin,

of plastic with a semblance of a pin.

I thought of me at three or four, 

finding such at thing, what joy, what ecstasy, 

to own an object of little worth,

and yet for me a find so great

it filled my thoughts and pleased my eye,

the rubbish of the street.

 

I used to carry the tinniest piece of paper

pink, blue-pink, all day with me,

when such colours didn't exist much on things,

the dyes of fabrics too were less exciting then,

so that contrasts from such wrappings such as sweets,


enthused my mind,

as colour is a guiding force in what I love to do,

when painting water colours in all their lovely hues,

and mixing many variations, love to play with them;

not always things of value are chosen to be loved,

its us who give them worth,

we have this trait from birth.



 



— Nordic cloud, Apr 26, 2010

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Region, Country: Oslo and Flatdal, Norway., NOR

Favorite Poets: Too daunting this.

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xena465

xena465

16 years 1 month ago

An artist at work

Lovely Ann Colour is important when we view the world. I know that when I see how a plant's foliage is when it's blossoming, it's beautiful. But on a sad note, the daffodils this Spring came out only for a day. The bad weather here in Glasgow killed them off and now they can't grow again until next year...the same happened last year. Rosina xena465
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 1 month ago

First thank you for your comment Rosina

Ann of Norway But the joy turned to sadness learning of your daffodils, what bad luck and maybe they weren't even able to be pollinated either as the insects and bees don't like the wet so much do they? Ah the little things that colour our lives in towns and in the woods, as you say, they are important to us, and those daffodils are what scents the path, and reflects the splash of sunshine that Spring innocently shines back at us. They will return although the wait is long. Its strange to think that many of the first daffodils, those in the past anyway, reached the markets of l London and the rest of Britain, so very early in Spring, were grown on the Scilly Isles between the protective walls of escalonia hedges so close to the roaring sea of the Atlantic, and yet they survived. Picked by the inhabitants of the islands, transported by donkeys and sent post haste by train, or whatever was the quickest, there to give the fog ridden dank smoke of London a fresh air boost to its Winter depression . You are so right Rosina, you know a thing or two about nature even if you don't wander so much as I in its charms.
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Lonnie

16 years 1 month ago

Just Beautiful, Ann!

And if I may say, one of your best! A joy to the eye, the ear, and the soul! You have struck a chord in this old heart for sure!
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 1 month ago

Thank you Lonnie.

Ann of Norway Your music is audible from here, how differently we all see from the norm, we crazy poetic individualisers of objects, themes and thoughts, what is of value has little to do with the world of money, more the close things that really touch us as human beings, no outward joy, but something, as you so aptly put, it strikes a chord, those harmonies and cadences creating the symphony of our sensation of being alive. Thank you again Lonnie with love from Ann.
Seren

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

Dearest Ann

we share soemthing in common I have a love for oddities, things that others might see as trash lol become my treasure ... I found an old side table with rounded glass doors on the end,it was very old I fixed it up only to find out it was an antique lol and worth lots ... but to me its priceless and beautiful I never would sell it even though people have often offered me money for it ... for me its that bit of rubbish I turned into gold ... I still have every card thats been given to me since birth lol scary huh ... but sometimes I read back and reminise usually takes a while I ahve two ports full lol loved your poem dear one sorry to be late just finished telling Ian half my friends list was missing but its all back now I think it maybe something to do with Andrew updating the site love and biggest hugs Jayne-Chloe ("Quote:- Death is the great adventure beside which moon landings and space trips pale into insignificance. Addison Joseph")
WF

Worldwide Freeride

16 years 1 month ago

Spoken with true...

Ah Ann, This is spoken with wistful wisdom as it not only explores nostalgia but sentimentality, the smallest trink might be worth bare tup-pence but to the holder it is worth more than any other material thing... so hold it close, cherish it with fond hands and loving memory... that way it will never gather dust, even as it sits on the mantlepiece! Good write Ann! Dale :)