The Doll Festival

    by Snipe

Remember
as a child
your special friend
inseparable comrade
through thick and thin
always there
with a painted
or sewn grin-

Today we rejoice for the Doll

Made of cloth
or straw
or wood
or clay-
always together
for hours of play
listening to everything
you had to say
keeping secrets safe

Every doll on The Island
is held high today
a champion on the field of play
honored in a Dinotopian way-

Three cheers for the Doll!

Now its time
for the parade to begin
all the dolls and all their friends
carried with pride
sporting mighty big grins
the parade snakes through town
till it winds to the end-

The Grand Exhibition Hall

Rows of display cases
filled to the brim
antique dolls are sitting within
every culture
every period every costume
and dress
tis a dizzying array
I have to confess

Such Pageantry
such History
these dolls store inside
and all those countless secrets
they safely hide-

Our
wise
smiling
Friends.

The Doll Festival

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