I broke a vase <br />on Christmas Day <br />sitting on a floor cushion <br />pulling at flowers <br />bound up with string <br /> <br />nobody told me off <br />because of my <br />stupidity - <br />this family who have learned <br />the language of laughter <br /> <br />graced me with <br />gentle smiles <br />while the chef said <br />'leave it to me' <br />and cleared up the splinters<br /><br />Penny Hemans<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-broken-vase/
