Anna at 3 1/2 Shows an Interest in Fashion

Your silhouette indents my thigh,
an artist’s brush upon my slacks,
slides back and forth, and up and down
as more of lunch is nuzzled clean
upon my pants.

Now blotched with amber, edged in red,
the leavings of a ripened peach,
a dash of green from spinach too,
my wardrobe heralds new couture,
designed with patterns from your plate,
cheek etched shirts and lip glazed pants.

A millennial parent, PhD, and a
a four foot napkin, neck to knee.

Gary D. Grossman
Athens Parent Magazine, 2003