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Memory Triggered By a Purple Pencil

MEMORY TRIGGERED BY A PURPLE PENCIL A reponse to Caren Krutsinger’s Pay the Purple Pencil Penalty Please sick in bed not now then daddy worked for i.b.m. simpler times not now but then to soothe my pain dad brought home a glitzy pen decorations that lit up my eyes danced me back to health poet in me perked up, colors could have been kaleidoscopically whirling ~ a mirror ball treasure, rainbow crystals glittering on the ceiling, tactile a friend reminded me today of this simple gesture love accepts a pen or purple pencil and doesn’t play dead you seem “floored” as you look up at the “pirate queen” she sees the scintilla of your eyelids peers into the opening ~ she’s no fool you burst out laughing 7/5/2020

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/5/2020 7:22:00 PM

A really fun romp, Kim! Enjoyed it, as I immediately identified with everything about it... My Dad used to bring me bullets from the Civil War --- and I threw them away!! Oh, no!! ... Along with all my Mickey Mantle rookie cards... C'est la vie! :) gw

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/5/2020 7:25:00 PM

Sentiments often thrown away and until our memories disappear we hold them dearly. We had a kid spend the week and months later my husband realized he stole cards from us. By then there was nothing we could do. Thank you, my great friend!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/5/2020 11:18:00 AM

I love this! Feeling honored that my little poem inspired this masterpiece. This is going into my faves.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/5/2020 4:10:00 PM

Awesome! So glad!

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 8/5/2020 4:35:00 AM

*~ W O N D E R F U L ~*

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/5/2020 4:43:00 AM

Thanks, Pigeon! I love Caren’s freewheeling whimsical writes! :)