Kind, cute, and cuddly
Inquisitively curious
Tail twitching to and fro
Tauntly creeping in stealth mode
Energetic and acrobatic
Nighttime pouncer: beware!!
Several years have passed since this silly tale came true;
Of the time I wore my midnight black ballerina shoes
I was shopping one bright day with the sky so vividly blue
As I needed new shoes for the work I do
I needed to dress up and I needed to be casual too
So I went searching for a pair of black dressy but casual shoes
I searched the shelves and found my size
And I found these black, low heeled shoes, oh how wise!
Oh yes, short heels are just right for me
Otherwise I may topple most embarrassingly.
How I so wish I could be taller
but for safety I must remain flat-footed and smaller.
These shoes were open style slippers with thin straps
Which wound across my feet like slender wraps.
With delight I thought, “how so very cute
for they resemble ballerina shoes!”
I tried them on and since they fit oh just fine
I bought them and journeyed back into the sunshine.
I wore my new shoes to work and I wore them to church
Everywhere I went others did look and not just a few
I received many positive comments about my ballerina shoes.
“Oh look those are the cutest shoes
And your feet look so dainty in that midnight hue!”
I received compliments in the office, on the street and in the stairwell.
I heard so many nice comments that my small head began to swell.
I loved hearing such kind words all about me
That I wore my ballerina shoes ever so constantly
Even at church, as I hurried in late
A handsome usher’s eyes stared at my feet with his bright blue gaze!
Whether the compliments came direct or indirect,
I devoured them all, oh yes, I just ate them up!
Weather didn’t matter; sunshine, rain, or storm
I slid into those dainty shoes early every morn.
Then came winter with the north wind and bitter cold
And then arrived the frigid rain and drifts of snow.
I didn’t want to give up wearing my ballerina shoes
So I wondered and wondered what to do.
Oh I know, I’ll wear warm socks as black as my shoes
Oh, yes, now I will still look so very dainty and cute!!
So I kept on wearing my pretty ballerina shoes
With socks the color of dark midnight hue
And I couldn’t believe it, wouldn’t you know?
I received even more compliments, oh way to go!!
I so enjoyed looking so pretty and nice.
Isn’t it lucky that I didn’t fall on the ice?
I wore my favorite shoes through the winter, spring, summer and fall
Enjoying compliments from everyone in the elevator and the hall
For once at the waiting elevator, I stepped daintily inside
“Hey, I like your shoes!” exclaimed a woman holding groceries at her side
Oh, yes, my swelled head remained poised so incredibly high
With my heightened ego reaching the lofty sky!
But alas, what was I going to do?
For something was wrong with my pretty ballerina shoes
as the soles beneath have started to wear
And pebbles I could feel embedded in there.
Oh yes and cracks began to show through
My once pretty and dainty ballerina shoes!
I knew the end was coming all too soon
When I could no longer wear my ballerina shoes.
I vainly searched for another pair, oh how I tried
But none could be found and I so deeply sighed
I bought another pair of black slip on shoes
But they are not as dainty or nearly as cute
And with a soft sigh of dismay,
I reluctantly threw my ballerina shoes away.
And the dear Lord seemed to gently say,
“Good, that is enough of you
parading in your ballerina shoes!”
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Setting a Life to Words
Finding God's Grace in a Lemon-filled World
Writing - Loving What I Do and Doing What I Love!
Warning: A feminist writes here. Content may contain angry, vulgar, and sometimes funny language.
Join Us for #TankaTuesday 短歌 火曜日
I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. Gal. 2:20
thoughts from my mind to yours
A little bit of this and that
THE WOMAN WITH WHEELS
Thoughts from the Heartland
the joy of creativity
The details of my Journey.
Inspiration through my thoughts, experiences and travels
All information not in hand belongs on a bookshelf
~ Communicator, WordSmith, Artist, Guide, Mentor, Muse ~
I write because I read. I read because I write.
Christian poetry and prose, quotes, and thoughts - if they glorify God they were worth writing; if they mean something to one other person, they were worth sharing. Comments always welcome!