Poet's Corner: The Girls in the Circle by Nikki Giovanni

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It's spring break here so the boys are home all day. This poem resonates.


The Girls in the Circle by Nikki Giovanni

The Girls in the Circle

The girls in the circle
Have painted their toes

They twisted their braids
With big yellow bows

They took Grandma's face powder
And powdered each nose

And sprayed Evening in Paris
All over their clothes

They are amazed
At how they look
They smell good too

Mother may not be amused

The girls in the circle
Now tease and giggle

They look so grown up
With that high heel wiggle

Their pearls are flapping
Their dresses flow

They are so sorry
They have no place to go

Mother refuses to drive them
Anywhere
Looking like that