the bride doll's question was so slight
we weren't that sure she had spoken at all
her speech was filmy
like an illusion veil
she just couldn't help it
like in the fairy tale
pearls fell out of her mouth
when she spoke
we were always picking them up
just before our Grandfather came in
with his space aged Kirby vacuum cleaner
with the thousand attachments
that almost exploded with our bobby pins
clink clink and all of that
poor Grandfather
he loved that machine.
anyway, back to the queen of all the dolls
her dress was made of snows
of pineapple sherbets
we thought or waterfall froth
affixed with paper lilies
she wasn't at all silly
we couldn't tell elephant jokes
in her presence.
we never put her by the vents
and kept her away
from the wedding mints
and the Easter candy
so she wouldn't require
a dress in a larger size.
she opened her eyes
and closed them twice.
then asked for punch
and something nice
to nibble on
that wouldn't ruin chiffon.
mary angela douglas 17 january 2018
we weren't that sure she had spoken at all
her speech was filmy
like an illusion veil
she just couldn't help it
like in the fairy tale
pearls fell out of her mouth
when she spoke
we were always picking them up
just before our Grandfather came in
with his space aged Kirby vacuum cleaner
with the thousand attachments
that almost exploded with our bobby pins
clink clink and all of that
poor Grandfather
he loved that machine.
anyway, back to the queen of all the dolls
her dress was made of snows
of pineapple sherbets
we thought or waterfall froth
affixed with paper lilies
she wasn't at all silly
we couldn't tell elephant jokes
in her presence.
we never put her by the vents
and kept her away
from the wedding mints
and the Easter candy
so she wouldn't require
a dress in a larger size.
she opened her eyes
and closed them twice.
then asked for punch
and something nice
to nibble on
that wouldn't ruin chiffon.
mary angela douglas 17 january 2018
