My response to #dversepoets ‘as the cookie crumbles’
Sunday morning sun pushed its way
Through windows grimy with winter smears,
Crooking its finger – an invitation to enjoy the day.
Pulling on sturdy shoes unworn for several years,
We made our way to a nearby strand.
Invigorated by wind and waves, we strode
In silence on the flatness of the sodden sand,
Following faint footsteps of other walkers,
Sometimes apart, sometimes hand in hand,
Gazing out to sea or kicking stones,
We were together and we were alone.
And then, around a corner of the sea wall,
We came upon a colony of seals,
Lazing in the pallid sun or dipping in the sea,
Rolling in the sand, oblivious to you and me
Smiling at the message in the fortune cookie:
Today our shoes had made us happy.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
writing in north norfolk 
This is perfect. It’s great when shoes take us to happy places 🙂
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SMiLes..
ha! i’m
apparently
the only one
associated
with dVerse
who figured
out now how
to comment
and that’s
’cause i now
go barefoot..
aLmost
allnow..
and so do seals..
that’s why they don’t
worry over humans..
secure they are..
iN tHeir feats..
yes.. humans
who go barefeat
remember this too..
But seriously.. as a note
the LInkie goes to a page
with no comments
or liking buttons
clearly
visible..
but yeah..
i found the
other door..
wInks again..:)
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*Correction..
i remember
the other buttons
too.. after visiting
them again.. for likes..:)
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