CHERYL MAGNUSON

My Rag Doll, Terry

We didn’t have money for a fancy doll,

But I loved my rag doll, Terry.

Passed down three generations

from auntie to older sister to me.

My daughter loved her for 18 years.

I’ve repaired Terry’s cloth skin,

Embroidered a new face

and twice replaced her yellow yarn hair.

Now she is eighty years old and sits in my rocking chair

Enjoying a well-deserved rest.