mature rainbows

the driving rain beckons me with a certain charisma

even though i'm way past 

the splashing-in-puddles stage of life

a crack in the window allows an epiphany to seep in

              sensible shoes 

scuffed with lots of experience aren’t as sexy

as the high heels now living in the back of my closet

but they won’t pinch my toes

they are the pot of gold at the end of my rainbow

i find myself smiling

while mature rainbows 

nod their understanding heads 

looking oh so appealing 

through afternoon clouds

Reviews

[Jimmy Yetts]

Those high-heel times were certainly glory days; the accompanying slink, wiggle and bounce intriguing to most men.
But sensible shoes always win out--in the same way that sensible guys eventually overtake the bad boys.
To this bad boy's lifelong disappointment.
Entertaining read, Lydi!

[Lydia Shutter]

Smiling here...nah, most women still go for the bad boys even when they know they are not good for them. Thanks for the review, Frankie. I appreciate it. Lydi**

[MsJewel]

Lydi...I picture you splashing in puddles..big puddles! Now go get those high heels from the back of the closet and have some fun this Valentines Day - puddles are waiting!!!

Hugs, Julie

100/100 stiletto heels - in red!!!

[Lydia Shutter]

:) we are going to dance the night away tonight....going to see a great band. Not wearing those stiletto heels in reality anymore, but in my mind I am. Thanks for the review. Have fun tonight, Julie. Lydi**

[MsJewel]

You too Lydi! Happy Valentine's Day!

[Beccy]

Those oh, so sensible shoes, simply mask the desire within.

It doesn't disappear with age, but simply lies in waiting with those high heels in the back of the closet.

Loved this. Beccy.

[Lydia Shutter]

Loved your take on this, Beccy. Thank you. Have a great day. Lydi**

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

Every gal needs lots of shoes~variety is the essence.
But, high heels stop me, too.
mature is the answer on my feet and appealing to my feeling.
You capture the wonderful image of them here.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Josie. Lydi**

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

You are welcome! :)

[Sami Khalil]

I guess every woman have them or keep them for rainy days or remembrances of those golden pot days. This is soooo good Lydia with a sense of nostalgic humor. Excellent...:).....

[Lydia Shutter]

Not sure why I keep them. It's not as if I can walk in them anymore! LOL thanks for the review, Sami. Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

Yep. You are welcome...:)......

[Miss Sharon]

My dear friend...it is good to read your words again! I miss you but hopefully will keep up with this site now that I have "re-found" it. LOL

[Lydia Shutter]

Sharon....nice to see you here. I have emailed you and not gotten answers. I thought you had been abducted by aliens! :) Thanks for the review. I appreciate it. Lydi**

[Miss Sharon]

LOL sweetie! I didn't see your emails for surely I could have answered you. I will try to do better....getting old here ya know! Planning our 50th. wedding anniversary celebration next month. Wish you could be here. I still love ya kiddo! ~Sharon

[Lydia Shutter]

Happy Anniversary to you...may you laugh and love through many more. Take care. Lydi**

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Lydi... I have a pair of white leather
High heels in my closet I bought a few
years ago! They want to be scuffed with
experience! Your poetry is wrapped
in delicious dreams of poetic rapture.
truly delightful... Pat

[Lydia Shutter]

"Scuffed with experience" now there is a poetic line, Pat! Thank you so much. Lydi**

[Kelly Scheppers]

At 5'11", you wouldn't think I'd wear heels...oh, girl, can we talk! Oh, the pain we endured for fashion. I adore what you've done here, Lydi. But I can't believe you're past the stage of "splashing-in-the-puddles!! If only we were geographically closer...I'd change your mind!

Perhaps, they are "living in the back of the closet"...but they're worth the stories they conjure up, every time we slip into them. Bless you, girl!

Funny thing...I have a station for my phone where it sits and charges...its a high heel shoe, and its red. I'll take a photo of it and post it one day on here for you to see. ; )

Kelly

[Lydia Shutter]

And my phone charging station is a clear high heeled shoe!!! We have a lot in common after all these years, my friend. Having said that, I had no idea you were that tall! I am a mere 5'2". Yes, the shoes do hold memories....and they will never tell! :) Thank you so much, Kelly. Lydi**

[Kelly Scheppers]

Yeah, I usually get asked in the grocery store all the time, "could you reach that for me, hon?" Lol, you're welcomed!

[Lydia Shutter]

:) and I am the one asking!

[Sheila Kline]

Wow, I want those shoes.....LOL But, I would be falling over in the mud puddles and miss the mature rainbows that don't have the pot of gold waiting at the end, but a big cauldron of "life experience, memories, wonderful yesterdays" in it! The high heels were nice while they were the "shoe for the day" but like everything else, at some point they just go out of fashion.
Love the images you paint! For me they just might include a pair of very comfortable bedroom shoes -LOL

Oh yes, and I love your avatar!!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Sheila. The avatar was taken on a cruise my hubby and I took last month. Lydi**