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Sophie

Mr. Feester said draw a picture

     of a place that you have been

But I've been nowhere

     except Uncle Irwin's house

          with the ping pong table

     and the dusty deer head

          that makes me want to cry

So instead I painted Paris

     with the Eiffel Tower

          sitting like a giant giraffe

     in the center of streets so bright and busy

          they glowed and wiggled off the page

In a happy rage

     I stayed past the bell to finish

When I looked up at last

     I was not alone

Tanya stood there, winking

     showing me her picture

          of a streamlined silver spaceship

     circling round the moon

          so bright and busy it glowed and wiggled

     off the page

"Someday," she declared

     "Someday," I agreed

Which was all we needed to say





Copyright © 1996 by Marilyn Singer

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