Sara Kendrick Poet Sonnet

A Purple Skirt

Many and many years ago back when
Many were poor and poverty was real
Lay offs happened_momma got fired then
We lived rural with pork, dry peas for a meal

Daddy worked, my brother worked a job too
So there was some money to pay those bills
Extras were not thought of_real needs accrue
Then my aunt came with clothes_now not dullsville

They pulled out this purple skirt with those buttons
Purple buttons how I loved those jewels
Quickly at once they said too mature, hon
Snip went those buttons_no bombshell

Pressed the skirt_wrinkles gone poverty stayed
Today those purple buttons mood arrayed  

Sponsor: Blacked Eyed Susan
Contest: Buttons

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Kash Poet February 7, 2013 at 8:00 AM Love this Sonnet Sara.Congrats on your win in the contest.

Audrey Haick February 6, 2013 at 7:38 PM Congratulations on a well deserved win, Sara!

Andrea Dietrich February 6, 2013 at 5:47 PM Sure remember this winning poem. Congrats, Sara.

Poet Destroyer A February 6, 2013 at 4:29 PM Sara, :-) Congratulations on your well deserved win... xox~pd

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl February 6, 2013 at 3:14 AM Congratulations Sara on your win, what a pity about those jewels hey xx

Mehnaz Veetil February 6, 2013 at 12:20 AM I enjoyed this one in its very first read,Sara...congrats on your win...

Connie Gildersleeve February 5, 2013 at 6:22 PM A wonderful poem of days long ago. Congrats on your win. Warm Smiles, Connie

Carrie Richards February 5, 2013 at 1:49 PM Such a melancholy feel to this sad sonnet.....but life as many knew it came with few jeweled buttons. Well said, dear Sara!

Anne-Lise Andresen February 5, 2013 at 12:57 PM So many great poems with the theme "Buttons" - everyday things - Each one with different ideas ..... many different "Buttons". - Congratulations on your winning poem,Sara! - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)

Richard Lamoureux February 5, 2013 at 8:10 AM Well done Sara!

Andrea Dietrich February 1, 2013 at 3:49 PM excellent way to do the button theme. CUTE.

Bl Devnath January 31, 2013 at 9:04 AM Excellent way of expressing the choice of childhood. Thanks for your comment on my write. Loved always, bl

Harry Horsman January 30, 2013 at 2:33 PM this is amazing poetry, in sonnet form... just love the memories you present to us all...

Russell Sivey January 30, 2013 at 12:10 PM I bet whenever you could you bought you a skirt with those jeweled buttons! Too bad that your mother did that to you, maybe it was for your own good though, who knows? I really enjoyed reading your awesome sonnet here this afternoon! What a delightful piece, very tremendously written my friend, Great Work!!

Mehnaz Veetil January 30, 2013 at 8:34 AM A wonderful take on the topic. Surely a topper for sure. Love reading your work...great writes...