Twenty little toesies—
10 crimson and 10 rosy pink
on lime green flops—

nicely pedi’d, calves massaged
by hands that remolded ours
into happy feet

always a fine way to celebrate
a belated birthday because
dates don’t matter to toesies

all spiffed up and ready to
literally step out on the town—
or at least to lunch—

yours’n’mine,
friend to friend.

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(with thanks to friend Laura Martin for the pedi and lunch)