Silver Star Gayle Coyle
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Sparkling Toes
For my sister, Gayle Russell Coyle By Gwen Russell Green July 22, 2000 You danced around my life before I knew it Creating a space for me in ways I could not know Your sense of dress up and pretend Made paper dolls on Saturday mornings my delight Though dolls are not my thing I relished those early morning times before our beds had to be changed I learned to massage your back You said my back rubs were the best I practiced them on you with pride We shared new white beds that matched What an adventure it was To watch those shiny gold buttons Planted squarely with permanence above our heads Glow in the morning light Then we got to pick wallpaper for our room From pattern after pattern in the endless book And we agreed at last On bouquets that we could each love separately and together Long before I knew my gift for words, you named it called it to the attention of your teachers in essays of your own you saw the talent in me but I saw all that was YOU as artist, Seamstress, dancer, chef spinning about on sparkling toes smiling with those perfectly straight teeth I learned much as I practiced your list of helping verbs And helped you parlez-vous Francais I wanted to learn all that you knew to catch up and be your equal Useless quest The beauty that is yours is yours alone, and I can see and admire But never be, the one with practical skills and practical thoughts Dreams have their place But the real world require barterers. Ones who demand satisfaction for defective goods And GET IT! Bank accounts that never hover on zero The beauty is that there is space here for us both Strengths and weaknesses intertwined My sister, you are my friend and supporter And I am yours In our family we learned no other option How we have been blessed. My pen is in my hand today to say Dance on my sister Dance on sparkling toes As I write you a rainbow to celebrate your wholeness God’s gifts to you are many And YOU are sufficient. |
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