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TOMBOY TRUE

Miniature black beaver set
over loose blond threads
escaping a forgotten ponytail,

laced red packers peeking
brightly under faded jeans
beneath a sleeveless
white cotton blouse

to which I offer
my most sincere compliments
for lookin’ sharp –
but meaning mostly
her free and easy carriage
gracing the way to work with Dad
on a summer Sunday morning

            how were I younger
            I’d be charging her
            around at preschool

when she interrupts
with the four year-old facts,

“Hey, it’s just me
underneath
all these cowboy clothes!”

                 for Katie Lynn Fry



from APRIL BULLFROGS

Posted by John Dofflemyer on January 25, 2007 6:07 AM |

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Posted by: Carroll B. Merriman | April 14, 2010 6:22 AM

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