November 13, 2009

and my second toe is longer than my big toe...

I don't have any glamourous features
that you'll remember
~~
no big brown eyes to fall into
no lips so full they remind you of the moon
legs that go on forever
nope
not those either
~~
no athletic shoulders
or
muscular abs
~~
no thick hair that you secretly want to touch
no perfectly blushed cheeks
or
snow capped teeth that will blind you
~~
but
I have ears that will listen and understand the pain you carry inside
and
a heart that will hold you close
~~
my arms will always be able to wrap around you like a blanket
and
keep you safe from your own ugly thoughts
~~
my fingers will gently wipe away the tears you don't feel
but
that I see
~~
and
when the day is over
and
the night is thick with darkness
I'll be there with a flashlight
under my chin to scare you
and
you'll throw a pillow at me
and
then we'll dance to music turned up so loud that you'll only see my lips
move when I say
"everything's gonna be alright"
~~
that's what you'll remember
about me
~
oh
and
maybe
that my neck is giraffe like
*

35 comments:

  1. It sounds like all of the important things you have ...

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  2. i do believe your features are more mesmerizing than the physical ones you mentioned...

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  3. lovely photo, lovely words! you sound absolutely GORGEOUS!

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  4. Beautiful post. Beautiful photograph. So you are beautiful!

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  5. You have what truly matters... & that is memorable!! And... you have found someone who loves & appreciates that! HUGE! I'm still wziting to find someone like that - they are rare gems indeed!
    Happy Weekend!

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  6. you are beautiful! and so was this post! thank you.

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  7. oh puh-LEASE! you forgot the tight little yogo tush and that wicked & sometimes perverted (yes!) sense of humor & 'scuse me what about your skeels wit a CAMERA, hmmMMMMM?

    It's the humor, the photos, and the fact that you UNDERSTAND my obsession with Javier Bardem that hooked me into you!

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  8. I happen to think that you're beautiful both inside and out :D

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  9. what a beautiful choice of words to start my weekend off with and that photo is gorgeous. have a great weekend.

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  10. I loved this post, to me you are beautiful on the outside too. I would love to have a giraffe like neck..I have 4 chins there is no neck to be found! I am so glad to know you for whats inside and all the goodness you show us everyday. You really are special Beth, everything you do, you give it your all, your husband, children, photography, poetry, your love for life. ....I love the new header. Have a great weekend! Just be you.

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  11. this post is so awesome, so heartfelt,so touching, so beautiful~~~JUST LIKE YOU~~ and my toes are just like yours!! and just like my sons...LOVE THAT!

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  12. Those are all great things to be remembered by. Beautiful post. You have a great way with words. Hope your weekend is wonderful.

    xo

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  13. If that is the legacy you leave, then you've done your duty as a human being. And then some. I think you're the kind of person who people meet & think to themselves...wow, I'd love to be her friend.

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  14. You just send out the warmest glowing love into my space of the livingroom. It wraps around me like a nice soft blanket and I thank you for being you with all the presious gifts you have to share. Thanks you are truely beautiful.

    Ps Love your new header. Looks like we dress alike ;-)

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  15. Such loving and gentle words. Thank you! Just beautiful!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  16. Just a lovely post - as you are. And what I wouldn't give for a giraffe-like neck!!!

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  17. Did you identify with the giraffe's at the zoo.

    I would love to have a nearby friend like you, one that could hug me when I was down and scare me with a flashlight under her chin. You are indeed a special lady and I love visiting you each day.

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  18. Hi Beth,

    I like your new header. I sure hope people remember me the way you described yourself. Now, wouldn't that be the best legacy ever?

    Love the photo too.

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  19. You always write the most beautiful and memorable things, Beth...you are a person of warmth and depth, of true value and not triviality.

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  20. Beth, you are proving to be a talented writer as well as photographer! I really enjoyed reading this. Those who know you are lucky indeed.
    Hugs!

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  21. hmmm...I never got past your glorious smile...this is beautiful!

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  22. A friend told me that if your second toe is longer than your big toe you've descended from royalty.

    Nice poem princess!

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  23. Beautiful.....just absolutely beautiful. And I wonder how many of us feel like this. But we are 'real' women, and we care!

    Bright blessings,
    Sue xxx

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  24. oh woman - you are beautiful through and through

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  25. Awww see, you SHINE too! Actually you rock :) I actually feel your beauty!

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  26. I always, always feel better after visiting your blog. It's a wonderful gift that you share with us.

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  27. lovely words and image :)

    shona

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  28. I will remember you...
    your honesty and storytelling
    feels like an old friend...
    pretty darn cool.

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  29. Lovely! You have a gift... or many I should say....

    ... and your new header is gorgeous.

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  30. hello...thanks for writing in such an honest poetic way Beth

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  31. what wonderful, wonderful words...you are beautiful indeed!

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  32. You have 'Jesus' toes! The Renaissance painters always painted the saints with the 2nd toe longer than the big toe! It's a family trait that I proudly share. We are an intelligent, soulful group! Welcome!

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  33. ahhh...
    then your beauty
    is deep. and pure, then.

    well done.

    peace~
    Chuck

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  34. Oh Beth...you are a treasure.

    love to you
    xoxo

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth