Tuesday, April 22, 2008

ode to my favorite shoes...

i wish i knew you
like these well worn shoes,
feeling you like thin rubber
soles connecting feet to pavement,
(after thousands of unconscious steps)
charged with familiarity
illuminating a subtle incline
the smallest pebble
and the firm grip of gravity.

5 comments:

holly darling smith said...

delightful.

and if you loved me, you would get rid of the stupid and impeding word verification thing. i hate it.

hunter said...

again, i think this is wonderful.

Allison said...

i love it, em.
(which of those shoes are yours?)

Steph Garvey said...

We leave July 8. Why aren't you coming home until June?!

Steph Garvey said...

oh good. we'll have lots of summer fun. What's in June? Fill me in on all your life's plan! :)