They’ll Be Sorry!!!
She’s stuffing Mommy’s reticule with necessary stuff,
putting on her bunny coat and leaving in a huff.
All the sundry items contribute to its thickness—
pajamas for her dolly and candy pills for sickness.
She’s packed her favorite nightie and her dolly and her bear,
a pair of extra panties and a hairbrush for her hair.
She grabs a sun umbrella as she passes by the rack,
squishes up her raincoat and stuffs it in her sack.
So now she’s set for sun or rain as she sets off to roam.
She’ll make her parents sorry when she runs away from home!
The hall clock ticks its countdown as she sets off on her lark.
She’ll have to run away right now to be back before dark.
Prompt words are reticule, sundry, countdown, cohere and sickness.
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lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
That’s precious, and a fitting image!
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Yes. Unsplash comes in handy every once in a while.
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Happy and healthy New Year, dear Judy!
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For you, too, Dolly.
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Thank you 🍾😻
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Aw–love this, Judy.
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Did you ever run away from home?
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In my neighborhood, everyone watched out for everyone. I would not have gotten far. Darn! I missed some adventures, I’m sure!
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I don’t think I ever got farther than the end of the block.
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Cute! Who hasn’t run away at least once?!
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I seem to remember doing so, but I think I made a hobo’s bundle and hung it from a stick to run away.
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Cute! My brother and I ran away once all the way to the garage (which was attached to the house). It was cold. Nebraska. Winter. Flannel pjs. I know my parents wanted to laugh.
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I ran away from home once, but did not get very far……..I was not allowed to cross the street by myself~!
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Adorable poem Judy
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Very creative writing right here!
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Thanks, Myrna!
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Love it Judy. A smile just got broader the more I read. The comments are great too. Thanks for joining in 🙂 🙂
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Thanks, Brian. I wonder if there was ever a kid who didn’t at the very least plot to run away from home? I even did it once or twice as an adult!
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This is fabulous. The photo is so perfect. I can’t recall actually running away, but know for sure I wanted to many a time!
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Thanks, Eilene. I think the motive is most usually to punish the parents and I remember feeling that way but not sure I ever actually packed a bag.
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I think my car (of 13 years) tried to run away from home last night after it got displaced from the garage by our new vehicle. You could tell where I parked it by the tire tracks in the snow, but this morning it was eight feet away! We are mystified. Just glad it didn’t make it all the way down the driveway. That could have gotten ugly.
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You need to take it for a little spin and make it feel still wanted every now and then. Either that or get a tire lock.
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