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I remember a time
When I was free
To be exactly who I am....that’s me
When I only noticed
The very essence of the spirit
Of the friend playing with me
When I only noticed
The very essence of the spirit
Of the friend playing with me
Elaine, Ellen and Marilyn
We all used to play with ease
Completely free.....just to be
Sometimes we would play
At the “haunted house”
And eat the wild blue grapes
Or share sleepovers
Dreaming of our prince charmings
And our grown-up fates
Holding hands and giggling
Barbies, dolls and bikes
Birthday parties with chocolate cake
These wonderful friends of mine
Never an ill word said
Ah....the days of being “just me”
Then one day at school
A girl asked me why
I carried my purse that way
My world it changed
That girl had told me
I had to "be" a certain way
The first stone I remember
One of many to fill my backpack
Mine to have and to hold
Then one day we moved away
To an unfamiliar place with
Sticks and stones a plenty
And I became the ugly duckling
The one who forgot to look
To see the beauty that grew inside of me
Fast forward......40 years
All grown up....my sleepy inner child
Was awakened by a “Spark”
And I was able to clearly see
With hoola hoops (we were such troops)
Carol, Christine, Debra, Linda
and 'lil ole me
We stepped outside our bubbles
We danced among the trees
And we talked about hopscotch
We planted strawberry fields
Listened to enchanted stories
Etched in sidewalk chalk
Now I remember when....not that long ago
When my heart was open wide
Free from any judgements....I can see inside the real me
© Sherry Irvine – July 4, 2013
© Sherry Irvine – July 4, 2013
HERE I AM
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| c'est moi! |
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| Ellen and I - my Dad being crazy in the background |
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| Ellen is watching me :) |
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| Elaine - in the polka dot dress (at right) |
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| Marilyn....So wonderful to see my longtime friend again. |
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| Christine - the human sparkler |
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| Carol - a flower in our garden |
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| Linda - angel behind the smile |
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| Debra - the spirit of a huge happy hug |
