Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #119
A Bronzed Peppermint Bowl
by Belinda Roddie
"A bronzed peppermint bowl," my grandma said
when I asked what my Christmas gift was for,
and I loved it. I never put any
other candy besides peppermint in
the beautiful vessel. My sister thought
it was silly, but after our grandma
died, the bowl became more sentimental
than ever before. When I got older,
and my daughter had children, they would come
to visit me and hear my stories. Each
time they sat down in the living room, I
offered them a peppermint from the bowl.
They always thanked me for the little treat,
which, with the mem'ry of Grandma, was sweet.
by Belinda Roddie
"A bronzed peppermint bowl," my grandma said
when I asked what my Christmas gift was for,
and I loved it. I never put any
other candy besides peppermint in
the beautiful vessel. My sister thought
it was silly, but after our grandma
died, the bowl became more sentimental
than ever before. When I got older,
and my daughter had children, they would come
to visit me and hear my stories. Each
time they sat down in the living room, I
offered them a peppermint from the bowl.
They always thanked me for the little treat,
which, with the mem'ry of Grandma, was sweet.
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