The box looked ancient
It was held together with twine
A layer of dust covered the top
Carefully she picked it up
Curiosity getting the best of her
She untied the twine
And gently lifted the lid off
She was shocked to find
It was a very old burgundy dress
And there were some papers with it
Her mom had worn this dress
On a few rare occasions as a child
But it was actually
Her great-great-great grandmother’s dress
The dress she had been married in
It showed some signs of age
But considering how many years ago
It had been a wedding dress
It was remarkable well preserved
Smiling she replaced the papers
Closed the lid and tied it back up
Ready to be rediscovered some other day
(This is basically true… but I can’t recall the number of greats before grandma and she was TINY it was probably a size 5 dress. I know I could only wear it when I was very young and it was not too terribly long on me. A little piece of history to hand down to my daughter)
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – ancient
Nice. I’m sure your daughter will appreciate it.
If not I hope it ends up in a museum of some kind.
Wow! Amazing to have kept that dress safe so such a long time. A great legacy for your daughter.
I didn’t understand at the time, but now I really am grateful I was able to wear the dress a few times.
This is cool.