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How?

Criss F Rosenlof 1969 (Utah)

How did it happen? When did she grow?
How did I miss it? I’ll never know.

Now she’s in college. Now at her job.
What happened to toys, those thing-a-ma-bobs?

She used to play dollies, Barbie and Ken.
She used to play tea-time now and again.
Now she’s a mommy. Now she’s full grown.
No longer here, now she’s out on her own.
How did it happen? When did she grow?
How did I miss it? I’ll never know.

©Criss F. Rosenlof 8/30/2013
-I was thinking about my grandsons, and inspiration struck.
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Scheme AA xx bbccAA xx
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 494
Words 91
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 6, 2
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Criss F Rosenlof

Criss has been writing poetry since a "Reflections" contest in the second grade. He has been married for over 30 years as of this writing, and has 4 children, and 8 grandchildren. more…

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