"They had forgotten the cold, empty splendor of the Snow Queen's castle like a bad dream. Grandma was sitting in God's clear sunshine and reading aloud from the Bible: 'Except ye become as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.' ... And they both sat, grown up and yet children - children at heart. And it was summer - the warm, glorious summer."

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Shopping with Mother

Hours
Upon hours
Days
Years
Forever!
“It’s only been five minutes, love.”
Impossible.
The walking
The waiting
Tired
Starving
“We’ve only just had lunch.”
How long
How much longer
Forever
“I just need a few things.”
Bored
Oh, look
Fun
A forest of clothes
A whole forest of clothes
Just like a forest
A forest to play in
A forest to get lost in
“Where’ve you gone?”
A forest to hide in
“Come out now, this isn’t funny.”
Reach out a hand
Take hold of a foot
“Madam, please collect your child.”
Wrong foot
“We are never coming here again.”
Just when the fun started.
Grownups are strange.
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