Today Mary wore a bright pink straw hat
Today mary wore a bright pink straw hat that was just slightly too big for her. It sat askew and I wondered if a brisk breeze might blow it off.
The hat was covered with little gold stars and crescent moons glued in place indiscriminately. The pink matched exactly Mary's satin blouse, left unbottoned at the top, exposing a wrinkled neck. Her cane, a broomstick that had long lost its broom, leaned behind her in the corner of her porch.
Mary must have just finished tea and crackers because her floral tea cup, shiny and chipped above the handle in the shape of a 'tiny v', sat empty on a rusted metal serving plate, beside one tiny crumb.
A fly had found its way on top of the crumb and was busy stealing the last of the jam.
©2004 Pamela Hamilton
Today mary wore a bright pink straw hat that was just slightly too big for her. It sat askew and I wondered if a brisk breeze might blow it off.
The hat was covered with little gold stars and crescent moons glued in place indiscriminately. The pink matched exactly Mary's satin blouse, left unbottoned at the top, exposing a wrinkled neck. Her cane, a broomstick that had long lost its broom, leaned behind her in the corner of her porch.
Mary must have just finished tea and crackers because her floral tea cup, shiny and chipped above the handle in the shape of a 'tiny v', sat empty on a rusted metal serving plate, beside one tiny crumb.
A fly had found its way on top of the crumb and was busy stealing the last of the jam.
©2004 Pamela Hamilton
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