A Big Gapped Grin

She stood there,
at the top of the stair
with hand outstretched
for me to view
her first tooth,
clutched like a butterfly
in her palm

Grinning ear to ear
with pride
and the knowing
of the coins to come
from the beloved
tooth fairy



July 5, 2007 12:08


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