LITTLE 'SUE' BLUE

This is based on Little Boy Blue by Poet Eugene Field. It describes our daughter's fascination with "Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls" (Does anyone Remember them?) Collector even now have a page on FACEBOOK

The little Toy Doll is covered with dust

but [pink and proud she still stands;

Her aging dollhouse is now all empty

Craving small childhood hands.

Time was when this doll was new

"Cabbage Patch Kid" is her name;

Once Daddy stood in line for hours

And many other Daddies did the same.

Everyone wanted a Cabbage Patch doll

Stores were all simply selling out--

"Christmas won't be Christmas without her"

Said our little Susie with such a pout.

but now 20 Yuletides have come and gone

Since Susie kissed and put the doll there;

"Now you stay here till I come back again

And don't dare to go off anywhere."

So the dear faithful doll still awaits

There in the same old sacred place;

Awaiting the touch of our Susie's hand

With a thin grin in her dimpled face.

And she wonders, while waiting these years

In the dust of that little blue chair---

What ever became of dear little Susie

Since she kissed her and put here there?

2013 by DRR

Author's Note

"Susie" is really our daughter Aimee and she is alive and well living in Florida with her husband and own daughter and 2 boys. Now daughter Avaree Rose comes to Grandpas at Christmas to play with the Cabbage Patch Kid. Circle of Life --right?LOL

Reviews

[Cryingkate]

I loved this write and Thank you for creating it. In my days 46 yrs ago. I wanted only one thing for Christmas. It was a Dee Bee doll a little black doll in leopard pajamas.
I wanted her so bad because she was black and I never knew any Black people. But I saw movies about slaves.
I just knew that Dee Bee needed more love then all the others just like I did.

My Mother got beat up when she got home for getting me that doll My Father was furious.
That Dee Bee is in my bedroom . She has years of unseen tear stains on her.She was there for me when I needed her but I thought she needed me.
I just washed her clothes and washed her hair again last year.I never had kids, I fear who will take care of Dee Bee when I am gone? Or maybe she should go with me when I am laid to sleep beneath the earth.

[poetdoug]

Thanks for your great review. Happy Easter to you and yours!

[poetdoug]

Thanks for your kind review. Happy Easter

[Coyote Poetry]

It is a sad when old toys collect dust. I have two large containers of Barbie dolls left from my daughter youth. I like how you made the toys have life and felt loneliness. Always a pleasure to read your poetry.
Coyote

[poetdoug]

Thank you my friend--an honor to have you for a poet friend.

[ur_ginger_girl]

I have three cabbage patch dolls, two that were my sisters, and one that's my own. I hate them. lol. but this is still a good write.

[poetdoug]

Thanks for your review. Merry Christmas Ginger

[ur_ginger_girl]

Merry christmas

[Baby Ricochet]

I vaguely remember Cabbage Patch dolls. It must have been an 80's thing when I was a lad. Good poem. Hope you have a Merry Christmas Doug

[poetdoug]

HEy, thanks sooo much. Merry Christmas to you too my friend and keep up your creative writing.

[Sami Khalil]

A picture into your wonderful world of visitng grand kids. Those toys were a hot item and still are for a lot of children... I like the descriptiveness of the wonders of childrens minds...Bravo...............

[poetdoug]

Thanks Sami. Yes, childhood is a 'hood' all of its own. Merry Christmas

[Sami Khalil]

Merry Christmas...You are welcome...:).............