Paula Goldsmith Poet Dramatic Monologue

Greatest Performance of My Life

Growing up I played with many dolls,                                                                        dressing them~feeding them~rocking them.                                                                   My cats I would dress in the doll clothes,
riding them in my doll coach.                                                                                          Feeding them cool milk from the doll baby bottle,                                                       as I rocked them like a real baby.                                                                                My cats loved this attention,                                                                                         their paws would close around the bottle as they drank the milk.                                                                                                    Years past and I grow up,                                                                                           all my cats were now gone.                                                                                          My greatest performance came in a hospital,                                                                 when my real baby was born.                                                                                    Now I knew just what he needed,                                                                                feeding him milk and rocking him to sleep.
 
 
Date Written: 5/11/2022
 
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Greatest Performance of My Life Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: JCB Brul

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Unseeking Seeker July 15, 2022 at 1:48 AM Divine and pure! Love your poem, Paula! Congrats on your win! Paula Goldsmith July 17, 2022 at 11:03 AM Thanks for your note and for your congratulations. It is an honor to have this win. Glad you love my true story/write. Have a wonderful/blessed day writing away.......

Len Gasun July 13, 2022 at 10:36 PM CONGRATULATIONS for your great performance (now the best mom), your very beautiful srory poem and especially for your win my dear friend, Paula! Thanks a lot for sharing your awesome story and poem. God bless you always! Hugs Paula Goldsmith July 17, 2022 at 11:02 AM Thanks for your note and for your congratulations. It is an honor to have this win. Glad you like this true story/write. I enjoyed writing it. Have a wonderful/blessed day writing away.......................

Valsa George July 13, 2022 at 9:32 PM Now as a mother you are acting out your best role..... It is the noblest task entrusted on a woman ! Congratulations Paula on your great win ! Stay blessed, dear! Paula Goldsmith July 17, 2022 at 11:01 AM Thanks for your note and for your congratulations. It is an honor to have this win. Glad you like this write. It is a hard role yet the best role around. Have a wonderful/blessed day writing away.......................

Heidi Sands July 13, 2022 at 4:12 PM Congratulations for your win with this special poem Paula. Blessings :) Paula Goldsmith July 17, 2022 at 10:59 AM Thanks for your note and for your congratulations. It is an honor to have this win. Glad you like this one. Have a wonderful/blessed day writing away.......................

Sotto Poet July 13, 2022 at 12:47 PM Congratulations on your win, Paula. You deserve it with this heart-touching poem. Thanks for your constant support on my page. Paula Goldsmith July 17, 2022 at 10:58 AM Thanks for your note and for your congratulations. It is an honor to have this win. Glad you like this true write. Have a wonderful/blessed day writing away.......................

Caren Krutsinger May 25, 2022 at 7:53 AM Marvelous practice! Paula Goldsmith May 25, 2022 at 10:50 AM Thanks for your note. Glad you like this true write. It was "marvelous practice." Have a wonderful/blessed day.......................

Faye Gibson May 17, 2022 at 5:28 PM I believe motherhood is truly our great performance. As mothers, we give until we are no longer here. Thank you for your visit and kind comments, Paula. Paula Goldsmith May 18, 2022 at 8:35 AM Thanks for your note. Glad you like my write. Yes, mothers give until the very end. Have a wonderful/blessed day.......................

Jennifer Proxenos May 15, 2022 at 10:25 AM I think that it is inherent in females, not always, to have this yen to play with dolls preparing them for motherhood, as i likewise think that males help their fathers tinker in the garage or do woodwork at school preparing them for responsibilities in a relationship, again not always. It is said, when a husband dies, a wife loses her handyman and when a husband loses a wife he loses his and house keeper. Lovely poem. Hugs, regards, Jennifer. Paula Goldsmith May 16, 2022 at 9:25 AM Thanks for your note. Glad you like this write. When a husband or wife dies it is very hard on the other one. Have a wonderful/blessed day with hugs............

Malabika Ray Choudhury May 14, 2022 at 7:41 AM Dear Paula, a truly heart-touching poem - of course penned by a loving soul like you! You wrote a brilliant poem, Paula. Reminded me of my childhood - playing with dolls. Love ~ Mala Paula Goldsmith May 14, 2022 at 8:07 AM Thanks for your note. Glad you like this true write about my dolls and cats. Good memories are the best. Have a wonderful/blessed~day/weekend...............

Ann Peck May 12, 2022 at 12:35 PM Paula, That's so sweet it made me tear. Best of luck in contest. :) Paula Goldsmith May 12, 2022 at 1:14 PM Thanks for your note and for your best of luck. Glad you like this one. Did not mean to bring a tear. I love to give out smiles. So here is a smile, catch it. Have a wonderful/blessed day...............

Gershon Wolf May 11, 2022 at 6:36 PM This poem is definitely the 'cat's meow,' Paula! Lovely, lovely! Sweetness and Light, Gershon Paula Goldsmith May 12, 2022 at 11:47 AM Thanks for your note. Glad you like this write. Have a wonderful/blessed day writing away...............

Darlene De Beaulieu May 11, 2022 at 12:03 PM Hello Paula, you were in training for your baby when it was born. Hugs. Darlene De Beaulieu May 11, 2022 at 5:04 PM Hello Paula, That is the way I seen it when i read this poem.Enjoy your evening . Hugs. Paula Goldsmith May 11, 2022 at 2:53 PM Thanks for your note. Never thought of it that way. Guess I was in training. Have a wonderful/blessed day writing away...............