In the great gold house
There was a family
And a little girl
And a picture of
Sophie growing up in a whirl
And there were 3 tall pictures
Of 3 tall flowers
And 2 white prizms
And a blue kitchen
And a university
and a law degree
And a green master bedroom
And a yellow nursery there
And in the backyard, a mountain
That looked like a bear.
Good-bye home
Good-bye tree
Good-bye place
where Sophie started to talk
Good-bye tile
Where Sophie learned to walk
Good-bye El Guero Canelo
Good-bye Beyond Bread
Good-bye Pat’s
And good-bye Bumstead’s
Good-bye roses
And good-bye hoses
Good-bye green room
And Good-bye yellow room
Good-bye Circle K
And good-bye U of A
Good-bye Law School
Good-bye ward
And good-bye to the view
From our old back yard
Good-bye mountain
Good-bye bear
Good-bye
14 comments:
good luck w/ your move! what a great post - love it!
That was fantastic. No really.
Love it.
Even when it's time to move on, it's hard to say goodbye to your first home and the place you have your babies. I am glad you took all those pictures.
Also when do you use an apostrophe in the word it's. possesive or contraction?
your talents never cease to amaze me. i mean, there's humor, rhyming, AND the bear/mountain picture. you have serious skillz.
we are so very glad you are moving here.
Goodbye giant man-dog that would stand on it's hind legs and peek over the fence.
Why didn't I have my camera that day? No one will ever believe me.
That was awesome. You need to print all those pictures, bind them in a book, give a copy to Sophie to have forever, and keep one for yourself.
That was fun to read though you could feel tender emotions of leaving your first home where you had your first baby... Your home looked full of loving care.
Loved your sleeping Teddy Bear in the backyard with the beautiful sunset. Good Luck with your move and this next era of your life. Just think 'NO MORE SCHOOL:)!
I liked that story the first time... when it was called Good Night Moon. Geez Abbie, lets try to be a little bit more original next time. You even stole your cover strait from the old book. I've already called the copywrite agency and they are on their way to spit on your book and put finger prints on the pictures.
The longer we lived in Tucson, the more I wanted to leave, but I really will miss the Mexican food. Especially the carne asada tortas and the Sonoran hot dogs.
Best Blog Ever!!!
You are a genuis
what a fantastic post. you have such creative juices flowing through your veins.
good luck with the move, i hope all goes well. moving from your first home together is tough, hang in there.
that was amazing. i think you should print one up for sophie, too, but would she appreciate the mexican food references? either way, it's a precious post. captured my emotions about moving, too. some things about it just stink. :(
I followed the link from Emily's blog...and I'm so glad! That was FANTASTIC! :D
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