smells
like
globs
of
glue
stuck
to
crumpled
red
tissue paper
on
green
pipe cleaners
held
in a
chubby fist
just
below
a
look-what-i-made-for-you
grin
©
2015 Jennifer Wagner
The sweetest bouquet ~ Love that grin in the end, smiles ~ Enjoy them while they are young ~
ReplyDeleteha. those are the best...i have a drawer by my bedside....while not full of bouquets....it is full of things my boys have made and given to me....very cool jennifer
ReplyDeleteThe gift of giving, steps far beyond the >gift<. and each >gift< is held as life.
ReplyDeletebirthday gift
made by this giver's hand
a time mark
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I miss those days... ~
ReplyDeleteBut what a joy to accept such a gift made with such love!!
ReplyDeleteaww...so sweet...
ReplyDeleteAdorable. No gift as wonderful!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe best bouquet ever! This brought a smile to my face - love it!
ReplyDeleteHahaha Yes I can see it. Cute.
ReplyDeleteZQ
This looks like a Mother's Day present. It makes me smile when I see our old ones at my parents' house.
ReplyDeleteWonderful .. the pride of those gifts is the best joy. I wonder if those gifts I might have made have gone...
ReplyDeletefive senses,
ReplyDeleteanyone works.
love the strong imagery.
Jennifer, I remember getting gifts like that....adorable.
ReplyDeleteOh I smelled the glue right away and say the bouquet through the eyes of the child...fabulous images and emotion here.
ReplyDeleteDonna@LivingFromHappiness
I love how you word things, e.g., globs of glue. This whole poem is wonderful! Truly enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, those are the very best bouquets! :)
ReplyDeletenice! love this style! More like this one!
ReplyDeleteGifts like these are worth the most. Love the way you structured this one. Really nice.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful mother-son moment . . . beautifully rendered!
ReplyDeletelovely...I imagine the bouquet does smell quite devine. the visual of this has me smiling.
ReplyDeleteThose precious moments that smile at the mere memory. A treasure Jennifer
ReplyDeleteAn utter delight for you as it clearly was for many of us.
ReplyDeleteso sweet :)
ReplyDeleteTrue heartfelt gifts - joyous poem
ReplyDeleteCute, the gifts they make are best.
ReplyDeleteGifts from the heart are the very best gifts indeed :)
ReplyDeleteHandmade gifts from sons and/or daughters are the best.
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