Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge
Just One Word: Burnished (posted by Marian)
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Luminous in the window
of the jeweler’s at night.
She stops in front to gaze.
A pair of burnished earrings
for which she’ll have to save.
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Perhaps.
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This is such a wonderful poem story, poignant and real.
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Thanks, Helen!
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Aw! Yes, such a short and sweet verse that tells a large tale. I adore it. I hope she gets those earrings!!
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Thanks, Marian!
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Maybe it’s a good thing we have to save a bit for the things we wish for.
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It does help build character.
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I love this – it is good to have an object to save and wait for
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Thanks, Jae!
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I agree, it does help build character. I was always saving for things as a child.
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I used to have a button collection, but in all my moves it seems to be gone.
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That glint that catches the eye, and perhaps the ear!
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Thanks, Lori!
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Window shopping – it isn’t easy! It’s sometimes better to not going at all –
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So true!
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I often window shop…I’m great at dreaming…
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That is a good quality!
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