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Faith Pouts





She is young enough that her tears
are still fat; sniff of a nose
crinkling at the fact
she hasn't
gotten what she wants.

She's perfected the stomp,
the scowl.  Waver in her voice
as she declares
I don't really love her.
Her jaw-line clamps into
a stone effigy
and I can almost hear
curses she's not allowed to know
ping-ponging in the silence.

I smile long enough for recognition
she still exists
in my world
and turn back to the Sunday paper.

 

 

 

 

 

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it's simple. That it is.

Faith Scribbles, pt. 2

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  • Budart
    June 11
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    A very nice poem. It is easy to understand and has the sense of a real moment in time.


  • Randomly Beautiful
    June 6, 2008

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    This is my Adriana. She is five now. I swear she can be so upset and so cute all at once. I miss you.


  • roxyhillside
    August 27, 2007
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    Simply beautiful - an image well captured.


  • Cherokee
    August 20, 2007
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    Adorable! I love this so much!


    • Annalise
      August 21, 2007
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      I think this is my third "Faith" poem. Anymore and I'll have to consider it a series. LOL

      Thank you. I started a thing, some time back, of writing little snapshots of life. I've gotten out of it (mostly) but occasionally I'll witness a moment I want to put down into words.

  • Rowan gold member
    August 20, 2007

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    Lol..
    excellent. My daughter has perfected the eye-roll of 'god your stupid'..lol.
    Bravo, simply so real, and true. Made me smile too.


    • Annalise
      August 20, 2007
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      I'm waiting for the eye-roll. I'm not looking forward to the eye-roll, at all.

      Thank you.


  • -ButterflyCuts-
    August 20, 2007

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    Ah, this is perfect.. the simplicity of the langauge, and the simple understanding..

    Mm.. yes, this is just great. yummy.


  • LadyUnique silver member
    August 20, 2007

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    'She is young enough that her tears are still fat'

    what precious words those

    i got a kick from the ending... acknowledging her but not letting her get her way


  • poet2angels gold member
    August 20, 2007

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    THis is beautiful lol...
    When I read this, it reminds me of you...LOL But then I always say, she looks just like her Mommy...Pretty ones can always get away with tantrums
    LOVE IT

    Lynda


  • Heart Sutra
    August 20, 2007

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    This sounds like a toddler! And, reminds me of my own daughter at the age of three to seven...then back around! Great poem.

    • Annalise
      August 20, 2007
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      thank you.

      lol This is my daughter at 7. Crazy child, she is. She's still at the age where tantrums aren't irritating. And she has such girlie tantrums, at that. My boys... well, they are all about making the noise. Faith is more into making herself look pathetically cute.

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