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Google Button Eyes and Button Noses

With so many kids in my family Mismatched socks we had many Stripes, whites and array of colors With buttons, yarn, ribbons and glue Duct tape, felt and markers too We'd go toe-to-toe creating Sock puppets of different kinds Google button eyes and button noses Yarn for hair, felt mouths and ears Duct tape bow ties or embellishments Of ribbons and broken old jewelry Using are new funny-looking puppets Button eyes wiggling upon our hands Nine of us would put on puppet plays Each puppet was given a crazy name And now it's show time, so quiet please For Black Eyed Susan's contest, "Buttons"

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/7/2013 12:50:00 PM

Creative use of buttons and creative work that you presented..Congrats on your winning work.Sara

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/7/2013 1:23:00 PM

Thank you Sara for the congrats and your lovely comment. Warm Smiles, connie

Kash Poet

Date: 2/7/2013 8:14:00 AM

Very nice poem here Connie.Congrats on your win in the contest.

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/7/2013 9:14:00 AM

Kash thanks for the congrats and for stopping by. Warm Smiles, Connie

Audrey Haick

Date: 2/6/2013 8:43:00 PM

Congratulations on a fine win Connie! Always, Annalise

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/7/2013 2:46:00 AM

Thank you Annalise for you congrats and for stopping by. Warm Smiles, Connie

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/6/2013 6:00:00 PM

oh, good, here is another one I remember for the contest. Susan got some splendid button poems. Congrats, Connie

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/7/2013 2:49:00 AM

Andrea thanks for stopping by and for the congrats. Yes many great poems Susan received with this contest. Warm Smiles, Connie

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 2/6/2013 4:25:00 PM

Connie, :-) Congratulations on your well deserved win...

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/7/2013 2:51:00 AM

PD thanks for your congrats and for stopping by. I hope everything is going well with you. Warm Smiles, Connie

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 2/6/2013 3:36:00 AM

Big congrats Connie another great take on the theme xx

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/6/2013 4:35:00 AM

Thanks Mandy for your congrats and for stopping my. Warm Smiles, Connie

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/6/2013 12:34:00 AM

I'm very happy to see you got on the winners list. It was so creative, dear! congratulations.

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/6/2013 3:03:00 AM

Thank you Andrea for the congrats. Warm Smiles, Connie

Seren Roberts

Date: 2/5/2013 8:25:00 PM

Well done Connie............Seren

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/6/2013 3:05:00 AM

Thanks Seren for your comment. Warm Smiles, Connie

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/5/2013 1:03:00 PM

So many great poems with the theme "Buttons" - everyday things - Each one with different ideas ..... many different "Buttons". - Congratulations on your winning poem! - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/5/2013 1:21:00 PM

Anne thanks for your congrats and for stopping by. I must agree with you, all the clever poems about buttons, Fascinating! Warm Smiles, Connie

Joseph May

Date: 2/5/2013 12:07:00 PM

congrats on your win Connie

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/5/2013 12:13:00 PM

Joseph thanks for stopping by and for your congrats. Warm Smiles, Connie

Apoorva Patrikar

Date: 2/5/2013 9:23:00 AM

Congrats on your win :)

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/5/2013 12:15:00 PM

Apoorva thanks for stopping by and for your congrats. Warm Smiles, Connie

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/5/2013 8:20:00 AM

This was so much fun. Congrats

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 2/5/2013 12:16:00 PM

Richard thanks for stopping by and for your congrats. Warm Smiles, Connie

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/26/2013 8:46:00 AM

I agree with Joseph, this is so delightful!! Makes me think of old times when people made homemade puppets like these!

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 1/26/2013 4:03:00 PM

Most of us kids were creative, and with so many of us we used what ever we could find to create art of some form. Today we have artist of many in my family: painters, stain glass mental design, and poem writing. Thanks Andrea for stopping by and commenting. Warm Smiles, Connie

Joseph May

Date: 1/26/2013 7:08:00 AM

a delightful write Connie....best wishes

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 1/26/2013 4:04:00 PM

Thanks Joseph for your comment and stopping by. Warm Smiles, Connie

Isaiah Zerbst

Date: 1/25/2013 6:53:00 PM

A bit of history, a bit of humour, a bit of poetry. Looks like you have got it all. Haha! I know about the socks. Great job, Connie.

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 1/25/2013 7:21:00 PM

Kept us kids quiet and busy bringing out our creative side using our imaginations. Not like today where kids text all day in foreign words that make no spence to me. Thanks for your comment and stopping by. Warm Smiles, Connie

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 1/25/2013 5:02:00 PM

such fun out of a bit of nothing..t;hi generation could learn from it..well done. BG

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 1/25/2013 7:25:00 PM

Crafts from scraps great for children's imaginations and my mom loved it when our hands were busy, not idle and complaining, "There's nothing to do, we're bored." Thanks for stopping by and your comment. Warm Smiles, Connie

Russell Sivey

Date: 1/25/2013 2:51:00 PM

This is such a brilliant write, a simply wondrous write my friend! I really enjoyed reading this lovely poem this afternoon! What a joyful and fun piece, Great Work!!

Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 1/25/2013 7:28:00 PM

Russell thanks for your wonderful comment. Mom always wanted us to keep busy, not complaining, "we're bored, there's nothing to do." Thanks for stopping by. Warm Smiles, Connie