Not Just a Dress--By Caryl Calsyn--United States

Not Just a Dress

Mother and I walked by the window

of a store named Jack and Jill.

Never in all my six years

had I seen a prettier dress—

white eyelet, ruffles and lace.

I didn’t ask if I could have it,

because I knew times were hard.

A few days later, to my amazement,

my mother gave me that adored dress.

For some unknown reason she could

not say she loved me or give me a hug.

But my white eyelet dress had love,

in invisible letters, written all over it.

Caryl Calsyn is a retired Interior Designer with involvements in many areas including history, writing and singing groups. She has had a total of 86 poems published by nine different publications.