Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OLD SLIPPERS, by MARGUERITE E. ROSEBERY


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OLD SLIPPERS, by                    
First Line: I had not thought until today
Last Line: Why have I never told you so?
Subject(s): Marriage; Mortality; Shoes; Weddings; Husbands; Wives; Boots; Sneakers; Shoemakers


I had not thought until today,
When I glimpsed your slippers as they lay
Familiarly upon the floor,
How on some unexpected day,
If I should outlive you, I may
Feel when you are here no more.

Familiar trend of toe and heel --
Faded, thread-bare -- made me feel
The utter sadness of that day --
How, wild, bereft, I'd clasp them tight,
Beseeching heaven that I might
Have you once more in the old way.

Oh precious one, beyond all dear,
Your worn old slippers make me know
How much you mean right now -- right here,
Why have I never told you so?





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