flip flops and runners

summers brought kids and the heat
cars to and from LAX
wore a rut in the road

so many shoes came
in and out our front door
flip flops and runners galore

the linen cupboard was bare
towels, sheets and blankets
kept the washer (and mom) in suds

summer has come and the heat is here
only one car now is still
the rut is grown over with weeds

still the sound of those shoes
and the voices they carried
echo renewing joy in this heart

isaac's gift remembered - again

isaac sent him for a trip
tucked in a long thin envelope
he came with bright coloured clothes
wide open eyes and arms outstretched
there were isaac's intructions
carefully written - Nana please show him around
i popped him in my pocket, propped him on my dash
i dropped him between the pages of my book
every where we went so many were glad to meet him
he was so much fun - no trouble at all - really
but for me, the bestest part of his time here
to take him round and introduce him was like
having isaac there with me everywhere i went :)

aaron & simon - runners in the rain

little feet tripping along
laces hanging loose
dirt underfoot kicking up dust
rains pours down from above
now mud splashing as they run

warmth of hearts and room
caked mud cracks by the fire
steam curling from hot cocoa
warm pjs and slippers all four
hearts together safe from the cold

miriam & eden - little ballerinas

in the shoes of this other
echoes of two little girls
music is heard in the stitching
wound round the ankles
tiny feet twirling the body around
hands telling their story
tulle sewn at the waist
hair pulled back and tied
bright lights follow them
parental hearts full to the brim
their eyes watching them live
a brother's hands saying yoo-hoo!
the audience clap and cheer
the little ballerinas search
for the eyes they can hear

shoe-shine kit

where did she put the shoe-shine kit ...
have not felt the goo, brush and polish cloth in many a day

you too? I'm cracking in all the wrong places ...

you are lucky to know what that feels like
I have only heard about it

one things for sure - we get dingier and duller every day ...

are you listening you - you person you ...