HIGH HEELS

A star is born....

Once upon a time

I was a shoe model at ten years old

hard to believe, yet true

 

It all commenced when my grandfather started

manufacturing shoes in the 1930’s and again after

world War Two

high fashion women’s shoes

costly yet stunning

leather, suede, alligator, sequins, gold trim

high heels, low heels, thick heels, thin heels

 

One day, a photographer came to the shoe store

to photograph my older sister and I wearing women’s high heel shoes

we put on our finest and laughed as we stepped into giant shoes

way too big for us

he then enlarged the black and white photo

and installed it in the window

voila! We were the talk of the town

on West 57^th street in Manhattan

 

Sometimes after school  I would take the public bus to the store

where my grandfather stood in the rear, arms crossed, blank face

yet when he saw me running to greet him, his face lit up

“You are a star, you know,” he said

I said “not really”

 

 

Author's Note

Prompt for RAVIN INK: SHOES
photo: Pinterest

Reviews

[Gee]

You must have calf muscles like iron if you have been tottering around in high heels for most of your life:)
Loved this snapshot of your early years.
Hope you are keeping well Betty

[Betty Hermelee]

Hi Gee.. many thanks for a fine review! Hope you are well too🌷🌷🌷🌷
Warmly
B😊

[Michael Sun Bear]

What a great story! So evocative of a time and a place and the love between grandfather and granddaughter.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you Michael for a lovely review🌷
Warmly, B

[Orphic Dreamer]

Something about this poem is so nostalgic and has a unique charm to it. We often underestimate how beautiful a piece of clothing makes us feel emboldened, and shoes is one of those. Greatly penned!

[Betty Hermelee]

thank you so much for the lovely review, very much appreciated🌷
Warmly, B

[FlaLover]

Beautifully written!
Memories of family and laughter...cherished thoughts.
So sweet!

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you, much appreciated!
Warmly, B

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you so much, a lovely review!
Warmly
B

[Arundass TP]

Encouraging and heart touching poem. I think copy of photograph is with you. I love black and white photography too.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you TP, Much appreciated!
Warmly, B

[Arundass TP]

Welcome friend

[Lorry]

Well here's a division between the sexes for sure, unless the lady has them on and I'd looking good. Otherwise the only time a guy even notices them is when he wakes up and almost breaks his neck on them after tripping over them (I intentionally added the tripping over them part in case you thought I was wearing them as I slept!) 😃
I have two pairs of footwear, hiking boots and hiking trainers and can't understand why women need a room full of them, but then again some people might think my music and movie collection is a bit extreme, so we'll call it even, although I have modernised and they are now all stored nearly on my laptop, which leaves me with a spare room full of nothing that I could fill with shoes, but I'm not a buddy centipede so why bother?
😃
And before you say it, I've had all the "but" questions from Katie, like "But what about if you need to go to a funeral" or "butwhat if you go on a night out?" The answer to both is "no", the only person that needs to go to a funeral is the deceased and the only nights out I go to are to hers, next door and although she's tried I refuse to go anywhere with a dress code!
And just in case you're wondering, I'm really struggling with this prompt! 😃

[Betty Hermelee]

Don't struggle Lorry!!, Thank you for sharing your woes and a lovely review!
Warmly, B

[Amy R]

Wow, I loved this write, high heels are my fav for no longer than 1 hour >.<
The pain is inevitable yet I love them so much,.. Beautiful memory. Thank u for sharing.
-Amy

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you so much Amy, always appreciated
Warmly, B

[Amy R]

You're welcome

[Coyote Poetry]

A wonderful story shared. Nothing as wonderful as a old memory that can make you smile. A woman in high heels and confident, nothing so beautiful. Thank you dear Betty for sharing the amazing tale. I did enjoy.
Coyote

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you Dear John; glad it made you smile!
Warmly, B

[Coyote Poetry]

It did dear Betty and you are welcome.

[Betty Hermelee]

Always, John!