The Magic Bonnet

I found an Easter Bonnet

In my attic in a trunk

It was hiding in a corner

Beneath clothes and other junk

This had me quite befuddled

Because it wasn’t there before

The attic had been empty

Now there are hats and clothes galore

I placed the bonnet on my head

And much to my surprise

A mirror appeared upon the wall

Right before my very eyes

The wrinkled face was not my own

But she resembled me a bit

I grabbed a dress and slipped it on

Wow! It was a perfect fit

I grabbed some shoes and put them on

They laced up to my knees

Then suddenly upon a chair

She sat pretty as you please

I grabbed another Easter Dress

It was much smaller than the last

Again it fit me to a “T”

As another spell was cast

My cherub cheeks were rosy red

And my eyes a sparking blue

I placed a bonnet on my head

Buckled up my second shoe

Suddenly the babe did stand

Beside the lady I’d first been

I grabbed another pretty dress

To watch the show begin again

The last dress that was in the trunk

Was a pretty lacy pink

Again it fit me perfectly

I gave a cute approving wink

I grabbed the one last bonnet

It had feathers beads and lace

I tied the bow beneath my chin

And pulled the net across my face

The final pair of shoes I grabbed

Were made of sequined leather

They had a pretty open toe

Made for sunny springtime weather

As the lady moved to join the rest

My own image did appear

A camera was in front of me

And a lantern to my rear

I quickly took a picture

Then a couple more to spare

As I stepped back from the camera

My attic once again was bare

No dresses, shoes or bonnets

No ladies, trunk or chairs

Feeling rather dizzy

I headed for the stairs

And where that dusty trunk once stood

Was a picture framed in gold

It was the one that I’d just taken

But it looked so very old

I took it to my mother

And her eyes welled up with tears

The photo of her Great Grandma

Grams and Mother at two years

All our pictures lost in a flood

 Sixty years ago today

And now this photo has come back to us

On this special Easter Day

Sherry Gail Heim

March 26, 2005

Copyright © Sherry Gail Heim 2005