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