Shifting Shades of Self On The Way From Youth To Elderhood
Cigarettes and roller skates
three inch heels and layered hairdos
polished nails, banana splits
bikinis, martinis, permanent waves
knitting slippers, painting walls
bowls of goldfish, contact lenses
baking biscuits, adopting cats
platform shoes and baby sitting
clip on earrings, disco dancing
foundation makeup, miniature golf
red meat, fried fish, lottery tickets
selling anything, sun bathing
tent camping, working,
sports events of any sort
turkey roasting, chocolate malts
ladder climbing, jogging
given up for good!
-Sue Neufarth Howard
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I love lists in poems
love how the title and surprise last line frame the poem
The ending was the surprise you intended!