Velvet Shoes by Elinor Wylie

Elinor Wylie was known for her ethereal beauty and sensuous poetry. There is much debate over the true meaning of this poem. Some say it is about love, while some believe that Wylie is describing two angels walking together. ~Enjoy!   Let us walk in the white snow In a soundless space; With footsteps quiet and slow, At a tranquil pace, Under veils of white lace. I shall go shod in silk, And you in wool, White as white cow’s milk, More beautiful Than the breast of a gull. We shall walk through the still town In a windless peace; We shall step upon white down, Upon silver fleece, Upon softer than these. We shall walk in velvet shoes: Wherever we go Silence will fall like dews On white silence below. We shall walk in the...

Choosing Shoes by Frida Wolfe

Here is a delightful poem I found by Frida Wolf. I think most of us can relate to a poem describing the kind of shoes we want to buy and the kind we had to buy! Enjoy~ New shoes, new shoes, Red and pink and blue shoes. Tell me, what would you choose, If they’d let us buy? Buckle shoes, bow shoes, Pretty pointy-toe shoes, Strappy, cappy low shoes; Let’s have some to try. Bright shoes, white shoes, Dandy-dance-by-night shoes, Perhaps-a-little-tight shoes, Like some? So would I. BUT Flat shoes, fat shoes, Stump-along-like-that shoes, Wipe-them-on-the-mat shoes, That’s the sort they’ll...