Monday, March 12, 2007
Sew right
I could tell by the looks on theirWizened faces that they didn't get
Many men entering their shop
"I need buttons for a coat I really like."
"We have a few," and the older one
(I could tell she was older by her
Dyed hair) motioned to the wall rack
With a smattering of buttons
Not many
Not a lot
After I examined the rack
And went back and forth between
The spinner and the wall
I found some that matched
"Are they for you," the elder one said
She was leaving the store and I was
Interrupting their leave-taking
"Yes."
"You'll need four then."
Such knowledge is rare.
She knew men's coats had
Four instead of three, I guess
"That's OK, I'll buy extras. I'll need them."
And she continued her way out of the shop
The younger old woman rang me up
I paid cash
Two dollars, fifteen cents.
She gave me incorrect change,
But I didn't bother
Because they reminded me of my
Mother
And her gentle manner
And her lost button box ¶ 5:31 PM
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Comments:
"her lost button box"
heartbreaking
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posted by Lisa B. :
9:08 PM
-Oh yeah!-
i like it.
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posted by Kendra :
2:27 PM
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Damn.
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posted by :
11:44 PM
-Oh yeah!-
Thanks, all.
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posted by theorris :
11:00 AM
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Aww, that's a good one. I like it.
(part of me wonders how many times a day she gives out incorrect change)
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posted by :
5:59 PM
-Oh yeah!-
I might note as well that my manly Sears coat only has 3 buttons.
Guess she was wrong.
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posted by theorris :
6:53 PM
-Oh yeah!-
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