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A father in his thirties
Snapped pictures
Of his tween daughter

“Shake your hair out”
And she swung it 
This way and that

“Beautiful”, he said
And she beamed
Flashing orthodontia 


Third in a series written 4/25/09 in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 5/11/2009 11:31:00 PM
Thank you for your blog comment today Corinne.Rgds Brian
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Date: 5/7/2009 12:39:00 PM
These are such sweet poems. Thanks for sharing them. Love, Dane
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Date: 5/6/2009 11:44:00 PM
No 2 is a very evocative picture Corinne.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcome comments
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Date: 5/1/2009 8:38:00 AM
Oh wow....I love this....can see her shining face and the braces on her teeth...a terrific poem! Great work! ~ Carrie
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Date: 4/30/2009 12:49:00 PM
Wow! Awesome!
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