A LITTLE NOTHING
“I’d like a little nothing”, my father said to me.
The nothing that he wanted was impossible to see.
Not animal, nor mineral, nor vegetable, but this:
The nothing that I gave him was just a little kiss.
© 2016 Katie Gast. All rights reserved.
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I love me a little sugar with my nothing. Just darling, Katie!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Love this little poem.
ReplyDeleteAdorable. It made me smile.
ReplyDeleteSo very sweet!
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