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My Life Told By My Clothes

Age One to five, diaper, t-shirt, panties, petticoat, dress, hair ribbon, Six to ten car coat, patent leather shoes, apron, white pedal pushers, ruffled top, Eleven to fifteen Liz blouse, go-go boots, faux leather jumper, bellbottoms, polyester pantsuit, Sixteen to twenty shirt dress, blue jeans, two piece swimming suit, dark gray coat with rabbit collar, diamond ring, Twenty-one to Twenty-five fancy lingerie, maternity top, short shorts, zigzag dress, burgundy leather coat with white fox collar with matching fox hat, Twenty-six to Thirty suits with skirts, high heel shoes, pink ski coat with white faux fur collar, dressy dresses, sandals, Thirty-one to Thirty-five ruby ring, diamond necklace, opal ring, moonstone pendant, emerald ring, Thirty-six to Forty diamond cocktail ring, fancy turquoise bracelet, pearl earrings, slacks, Girl Scout leader uniform, Forty-one to Forty-five purses, floral scarves, sweat pants, diamond necklace, ruby ring, Forty-six to Fifty opal pendant shaped like a bear, silver strand necklace, fancy tops with rhinestones, knitted hats, knitted scarves, Fifty-one to Fifty-Five handmade sweaters, one pair of blue jeans, jackets, tank tops, I love Grandma sweatshirt, Fifty-six to Sixty one piece swimming suits, fluffy socks, pajamas, fuzzy robes, elastic waist line pants, Sixty-one to Sixty-five hoodies, tennis shoes, fancy bag, one pair of blue jeans, pajamas Sixty-six to Sixty-Eight long sweater like we wore in the late sixties, bell bottom pants I found last year in a store, and paint clothes because I am an artist and when I am not writing poems, I am painting canvases.

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Date: 4/26/2021 12:55:00 PM
so creative, caren! love it!
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Date: 4/26/2021 10:46:00 AM
Such an original idea. It made me want to do the same thing...only I wouldn't have dresses and lots of fancy rings. But, now, at my age, I am partial to comfort. I wear shorts and tees in the summer, jeans and sweaters in the winter. Don't pay so much attention to attracting attention these days!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 4/26/2021 12:28:00 PM
This won a gold ribbon on another poetry site this morning

Book: Shattered Sighs