thought it was our own idea my sibs
and I cut open our stuffed teddys dogs
rag dolls put in candy hearts that said
I love you sewed them up sometimes the
recipient got a little sticky if it fell in the
tub got a pink splotch on its fur or frock
but yesterday I leafed through a gorgeous
reference volume on dolls of all eras saw
raggedy ann, andy in the modern section
the text said they came with candy hearts
inside with the I love you motto on them
so maybe we got the idea from our anns
and andys and extended it to all our toys
maybe we all have mottos on our hearts
This article appears in Feb 12-18, 2015.
