Imaginary Garden for Real Toads
Sunday Mini-Challenge
The challenge is to write love poetry/prose from one inanimate object to another.
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| Photo by Grace Beam |
teddy admired lola from afar...
from the other side of the room
he with his well groomed fur
and glass eyes
she with perky white fur
and pink sweater
lola eyed him peeking
out from beneath the doll cradle
moving only when
the humming cleaning lady
dusted him off
she could see how he strained
to see her
teddy wanted to meet the sweet canine
whose job was to hide the cords
to an assortment of gadgets
behind the television stand
behind the television stand
he wished he had a job to impress her
helpless to do more
he spoke to her as only stuffed animals can
and silently wrote love letters in his mind
hoping she would know they were for her
my dearest lola,
you are my only love
your pink sweater calls my name
i want so to run my paw through
your beautiful white tufts
if only we could be together
i sense you too have been loving me
from over there
perhaps one day
and we can only hope
we will be chosen to be
forevermore
in the prized moses basket
where the others are united
i love you with all my heart
i bear my soul to you
will you be mine and mine alone
in this staid world of ours
it would bring me such joy
love to you,
the bear under the crib
This is so charming, Maggie!
ReplyDeleteThis line caught my eye, for its very humanness:
and silently wrote love letters in his mind...
It makes me wonder how many such sentiments have been lost, and how lives might have changed if they had been spoken.
This is so fun, Maggie! My mother had a little stuffed scotty dog on her dresser its fur was made from real rabbit's fur...he had glass eyes...always looked as if he had something to say. :)
ReplyDeleteso sweet! Hope they make it to the moses basket!
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet, I can see them at night, cuddling when everyone else is in bed.
ReplyDeleteHope they will have their tete-a-tete moments :)
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable! I am rooting for them!!
ReplyDeleteThis is delightful Maggie. "I bear my soul to you" might look like a pun, but we know in this case it is true love. I'm on their side.
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Kay got it, awwww. "I bear my soul to you."
ReplyDeleteI love it Maggie! It reminds me of a book I read as a child, where the toys came to life. I so hope Lola and Teddy have many cherished memories ;D
ReplyDeleteWould that be The Velveteen Rabbit, my favorite story even as an adult? ♥
DeleteThanks to all for sharing your lovely thoughts on my teddy bear love poem. You made me smile! Such a fun prompt, I enjoyed reading everyone's writing.
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