Ann Foster Poet Free verse

The Purse

Sometimes people ask me... What's in your purse...
So I tell them the best that I can...
Lipstick, chapstick, matchstick
What’s in your purse?
Billfold, change purse, money counter, and clip?
Aspirin, Tylenol, Tums, coupons and stamps…
Tissue, pressure bandage, Mom excuse tablet!
What’s in your purse?
House keys, car keys, skate keys and a toothbrush.
Toothpick, dental floss, yesterday’s movie ticket.
Magnifying glass, insect book, handy magic cards?
What’s in your purse?
Personal stuff, extra stuff, and just stuff.
Needed stuff, wanted stuff list…
And all the stuff I meant to take out.
What’s in your purse?
Crayons, a pen, a magic marker, and chalk.
Hodgepodge, glue stick, and tape…
A clown an elf and two small mice. 
What’s in your purse?
Bird Seed, fish food, and a safety pin.
A feather from a goose, an empty candy wrapper.
A small notebook with and without lines. 
What’s in your purse?
Gum, a straw and an eyedropper.
A paperclip that floats like a boat,
And a folding flying airplane. 
What’s in your purse?
Flashlight, book light, nightlight.
NASA blanket and plastic rain suit.
Hairnet and socks that match.
What’s in your purse?
Paintbrush, hairbrush, dog brush.
Playdough, finger puppets and jelly packets.
A flashlight, a monocle, and a bingo dabber. 
What’s in your purse?
A calendar, a phone, and things that I have to have.
Pictures of those I love.
And a little cross… 
What’s in your purse?
Jesus!

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Kenneth R. Merrill July 6, 2019 at 1:12 AM I love your free verse style, Ann! I have studied and even taught poetry, but free verse is difficult for me. Emily Dickinson is a distant cousin, if that has anything to do with it. Keep on keeping on :) Ann Foster July 6, 2019 at 1:26 AM Thank you so very much. High praise indeed. Thank you... The best part it was totally fun.

Andrea Dietrich July 2, 2019 at 7:22 PM hahaha. If I have my BIG purse with me, that list would be extensive for me as well. Love this idea of yours making it int a poem Ann Foster July 2, 2019 at 9:33 PM Just having some fun. :) Thank you for your kind words. Ann

John Gondolf July 1, 2019 at 2:30 PM Wow, Ann, you must have a pretty big purse because you've got a lot of "stuff." Perhaps you should carry Jesus in your heart and not your purse. I enjoyed your write my friend. John Ann Foster July 1, 2019 at 3:11 PM Oh, he is in there too. I was just trying to think what the biggest "?" I could think of ...nothing larger or more precious to me. So in there too for sure. hehe. Thanks for the comment. It has been rolling around in my head for days, all that stuff. So it was time to write it. LOL.