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The Little Shoes That Died

These are the little shoes that died.
    We could not keep her still,
But all day long her busy feet
    Danced to her eager will.

Leaving the body's loving warmth,
    The spirit ran outside;
Then from the shoes they slipped her feet,
    And the little shoes died.

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  • ea
    January 25, 2006
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    wa ha! Dame Mary's bio made me laugh! I need a housekeeper...

  • dino112265
    January 24, 2006
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    How sad, this is a beautiful poem. I have a two yr. and immediatley thought of him as I read this poem.