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Will she remember...
the tailored cut of the ivory dress
and the weight of her Prefect's purple gown
the fabulous costumes of her friends:
saris, turbans, kilts, ostrich feathers
the heat of the day
and the cool shadows of the evening
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the fragrance of the bowl of strawberries
and the luscious ripeness of the cherries
the wrist ribbons she shared with her friends
and the warm hugs of her teachers
champagne at breakfast,
cream cakes at tea
and chocolate fountain at night
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dancing all night in four inch heels
with the Charming MasterN.
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I hope that, above all, she remembers
the smiles of her mother and father
we were so very proud of her.
the tailored cut of the ivory dressand the weight of her Prefect's purple gown
the fabulous costumes of her friends:saris, turbans, kilts, ostrich feathers
the heat of the dayand the cool shadows of the evening
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the fragrance of the bowl of strawberriesand the luscious ripeness of the cherries
the wrist ribbons she shared with her friendsand the warm hugs of her teachers
champagne at breakfast,cream cakes at tea
and chocolate fountain at night
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dancing all night in four inch heelswith the Charming MasterN.
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I hope that, above all, she remembers
the smiles of her mother and father
we were so very proud of her.
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I'm sure she will. It all looks fabulous.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous way to celebrate the ending of one's school career.
ReplyDeleteWill we hear more of Master N?
Such lovely images of a magical time. Congratulations to all!
ReplyDeleteHow could she possibly forget these magnificent memories, the stepping stones of her life? Thank you for sharing these sublime festivities!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Miss M!
ReplyDeletesurely she won't forget those gorgeous pink stilletoes?
ReplyDeleteAnd now she has this blog post to remind her ..
What a beautiful record of a milestone.
ReplyDeleteI went to the wrong school.
ReplyDeleteShe WILL remember......... oh, she WILL.............
ReplyDeleteHow could anyone forget?
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolute treat to see you both in that picture.
And now I can see from where the beautiful Miss M gets her wonderful smile.
ReplyDeleteThose shoes! Oh My, how old I am growing, my toes seemed to throb just looking.
She will, and so will you. `warm and fuzzy glows all round the M households.
ReplyDeleteWhat an exciting day and it all looks so respectable. Do the school leavers over there have that awful 'Schoolies week' which just seems to have become one big binge and out of control party in this country?
ReplyDeleteI left school and started work before the end of my final year so I have no memories of a school ending celebration.
MissM and you both look divine....I too gasped in pain at those heels.... I am sure she will treasure those memories :-)
What a lovely day, I know she'll remember everything. And she looked beautiful - no wonder you were so proud.
ReplyDeleteI shed a little tear of pride for her too.
ReplyDeleteWarmest best wishes.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely.
I'm sure she will remember every moment.
ReplyDeleteso lovely xx
ReplyDeletefeeling a little vaclemp here on the west coast of canada. talk amongst yourselves.
ReplyDeleteOh. How mgical, and how wonderful to see the two of you together.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful. You must be so proud of her! Love the pic of you two together!
ReplyDeleteDue to laptop problems I missed this very important post.
ReplyDeleteMy belated congratulations for:
a. A beautiful young girl who's obviously a smart chick
b. The sentiment in your posts which always touch deep
c. The sweet photo of you two where I can detect ALL of your pride
d. Showing me that schools abroad are REAL schools with REAL graduations. We got NONE of that.
May you always sport that smile MissM!
Well if she doesn't, (and why would she not?, how could she not?)I will.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to see you at last.
I smiled and smiled.