The given words:
fairies dust lost door
fly
frost puff soft
toy life song
The tooth fairies
have been here, Mom!
But I have not seen
any of them
I swear they were here
Did you see them?
No, I did not but there are signs
What signs?
Fairy dust on the flooring
Oh, those were
Kitty’s pug marks. Kitty was
lost last night
and just came in through the door
But they glitter
Yes, you know the silica
in the sand
I thought the tooth fairies might fly in
to escape the frost.With a little huff and
a puff and a soft toy under my pillow
But it is not even
Christmas!
This is pre-Christmas Mom, there’ll be another from Santa
Life is beginning
to be tough
What did you say
Mom? Couldn’t hear
I was saying life
is a laugh
Oh!
We used to have songs and story-telling no presents
from the tooth fairy
Is that right?
Your grandma told
me the tooth fairy
taught her to sing
to me when I was your age!
Obviously your Mom was smart!
That was a cute exchange!
ReplyDeleteI love the banter between 'you' and your mother. Very charming!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Misky! This conversational piece is charming, Hank! :)
ReplyDeleteObviously sweet!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
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haha sure a fun tit for tat here at your blog mat
ReplyDeleteI'm from the age group where we got a quarter under the pillow and thought that was pretty good.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up is kind of like finding out that the tooth fairy and Santa Claus aren't real, over and over again.
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Great verse Hank, How much would the tooth fairy leave for dentures?
ReplyDeleteClever, Hank.
ReplyDeleteSweet and funny exchange.
ReplyDeleteI love how the child doesn't lose faith...These lines are so lovely:
ReplyDeleteI thought the tooth fairies might fly in
to escape the frost.With a little huff and
a puff and a soft toy under my pillow