God's Shoe

My son and I one early morning walked on the beach.
The sun was just starting to shine as the seagulls awoke.
Thier cry's like alarms revealing a new day.
As we walked my son said:"Dad what's that on the sand?"
He ran ahead as the water splasher with his steps.
When I caught up to him he was staring down at a sandal in the sand.
With a suprised look he said:"Dad look God lost one of his shoes."
I smiled at this innocent statement from my little boy.
But he looked at me with a serious frown:"Dad what should we do?'
"God only has one shoe!" On my knee I looked at him and said:
"I know just what to do!" We'll leave it here and when he walks
back he will find it on the sand." So we left the shoe there on the sand.
Returning that afternoon to my son's surprise the shoe had disappered.
But I knew the tide had come in to take it out to sea.
Or could it be that God walked back and is smiling down on me.

JSergi
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Wash Avatar
November 3, 2014 at 2:50 AM
I just read a beautiful short story, thank you for sharing it. I should say, my mind read it as a story but all poems are stories being conveyed in various ways. Thanks again
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November 3, 2014 at 3:08 PM
Lara I am very happy you enjoyed my little adventure on the beach. Thank you very much for stopping by and for the post.
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January 30, 2014 at 4:33 PM
Beautiful imagery, Joseph Great poem
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January 30, 2014 at 7:38 PM
Thank you for your kind words "Ralph.
Jones Avatar
January 3, 2014 at 9:29 PM
Either way it was a blessing and memory shared and made with your son....which would make God smile....lovely poem.....
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January 4, 2014 at 6:41 AM
Donna thank you so much for the post. Perhaps you are right God would have smiled.
Dunn Avatar
January 3, 2014 at 6:27 PM
A lovely and fresh write here awsome, loved it's complete content truely wonderful wisdom it reminds me of foot prints in the sand poem, great job here though, glad you liked green i am working on red right now. cheri
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January 3, 2014 at 6:54 PM
Cheri thanks so much for the post and wonderful words I will keep checking for your green.
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January 1, 2014 at 8:35 AM
- Gold grains from the child's mouth .... lovely poem,Joseph !! - HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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January 1, 2014 at 9:05 AM
Thank you very much Anne Lise for the wonderful comment Happy New Year!!
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December 31, 2013 at 9:12 PM
Enjoyed very much, thanks for sharing
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January 1, 2014 at 7:41 AM
Thanks John for the post and stopping by. Happy New Year.
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