Favourite Shoes
My dad's favourite shoes
He saved them for best
He wore them just once
As we laid him to rest
Dedicated to the loving memory of Jack Evans; love you dad x
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<Deleted User> (13762)
Fri 24th Nov 2017 09:56
this works very well AVS and as David said - simple and poignantly moving. Thanks for posting. Colin.
Beautifully simple Luke . My own dad knowing he was terminally ill bought a pair of shoes saying to me that he was going on a journey. My mum took them back to the shop quite soon afterwards. He never wore them.
Ray
A very powerful message to all of us who keep things for 'best' - when exactly is that 'best' ever going to come?
I'm getting those shoes out of the cupboard right now! Thanks
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M.C. Newberry
Mon 27th Nov 2017 15:49
The connection between human life, its hope and belief,
and harsh reality is poignantly portrayed in these short
lines. This has many forms and the shoes here have
a comforting "history" with the items placed with the
departed across the borders of faith and country.