Second Hand Leather

Second Hand Leather Cocooned in love The day was frightfully cold with snow softly falling. I was not prepared for this but only for the warmth of sunshine. I stepped off the plane covered only in a sundress and sandals. I began to shiver as I rushed for cover. My sister in laws would bring comfort but little did I know just how much! Welcomed with open arms I began to thaw and settle in a bit. This was going to be a trip that would forever leave a print on my heart. We were going out for a special dinner. You see it’s Christmas! She opened her closet and took out her very own coat. This was the most beautiful coat I had ever seen. This is when she handed it over to me and said, “Try it on darling –if it fits and you like it –it’s yours”! I could not believe it as I knew it cost a lot of money and it was just beyond beautiful. It was a Full Length Leather Coat with beautiful designs on it. I had never had anything so wonderful given to me. When I put it on it was magical. The fit was perfect and for me there was a transformation. Somehow a feeling came over me like nothing ever before. I felt special and could hardly wait to look in a mirror as I knew something changed inside me forever at that moment. What was it, what had just happened? I wore the coat and danced around in it when no one was watching like I was a princess. I had this second hand coat for many years and always felt beautiful and special when I put it on. It was the love that I was cocooned in. She cared enough to give me her very own coat that she had bought for herself. I wore it until it was tattered and someone said to me, “I would love that coat”. I took it off and passed it on with the same love to cocoon that person. Debbie Knapp