Ruby red slippers
Will get you home
Shiny glass slippers
Get you a throne
But lately I find
A closed toe shoe
Puts me into a bind
My feet demand
The open air
Perhaps soft grass and sand
Untie those laces
Forget the traces
Of propriety
Loosen your clothes
Wriggle your toes
And be barefootin' free
For Peggy's foot-stompin' prompt to
write about shoes at Poetry Jam poetryjaam.blogspot.com, at first
there was no spark or idea, probably because I'm happiest in bare
feet, or if I must, sandals. Then Dorothy and Cinderella came to
the rescue :-) Have a Great Weekend!!
Sara, I am on the same page as you are. My toes definitely need their freedom, need to wriggle.....especially in summer. I will pass on those shiny glass slippers. LOL.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary!! Absolutely passing on the glass slippers
DeleteYour poem made me smile--Tevas are the way to go:-)
i like it a bit loose as well...my toes in the wind...my sandals are my friends....if i cant go barefoot....smiles..i look funny in ruby slippers anyway...
ReplyDeleteHi Brian!! You are hilarious! Thank you for the giggle :-)
Delete... 'barefootin' free' .. should be everyone's motto!!! Love this poem.
ReplyDeleteHi Helen!! That would be fun--thank you:-)
DeleteI'm with ya, Sara. I much prefer to wriggle my toes. = )
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie!! Thanks for joining in a little happy feet dance
DeleteSurely the best of all, I agree with you ~ Enjoy the weekend ~
ReplyDeleteHi Grace!! It was a nice weekend, spent in flip flops and bare feet:-) thank you
DeleteI think you want my ruby shoes really:)
ReplyDeleteHi Rallentanda!! Hmmm, that photo you had was pretty awesome, glitter, sparkle and low heel...you might have me there :-)
DeleteLOL glad you were inspired to write about the joys of not wearing shoes! Free toes sounds good to me as well!
ReplyDeleteHi Peggy!! Thank you for the fun prompt, I loved your poem about your grandma's shoes--wonderful:-)
DeleteThis is lovely!! I have plans to wriggle my toes in the sand tomorrow. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel!! That's one of my favorite things to do! Hope that you had a great toe wriggling day:-)
DeleteYou, Dorothy and Cinderella. What a trio! Love the image of barefootin' free.
ReplyDeleteHi Andrew!! A shoe-in? Thank you for the visit, always good to see you:-)
DeleteSara, loved the amalgam of the two tales and - of course - the associated shoes. I agree with you... get me out of the damned heels and into flip-flops, where the grass brushes my feet... I loved the carefree feeling of this. Amy
ReplyDeleteOh, YES please! Barefoot gleeeeeee! :)
ReplyDeleteoh nice...love me a barefoot walk across sand and soft lawn...i wish the weather would change here so i could put off the closed shoes...sigh..
ReplyDeletehope you have a wonderful weekend....smiles.
ReplyDeleteloveloveLOVE. Known for flipflops, and got married barefoot (in a church). ;)
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