Jerry Brotherton Poet Rhyme

By Just a Smidge

I may be 5 foot 9 but by the time
I have to reach over my middle tire
A skinny person of let’s say 5 feet
might reach things a couple inches higher

Those tricky top shelves are strictly for things
I know that I’m never going to need
Like huckleberry jam, rice vinegar,
brown paper lunch bags and caraway seed

When searching through the kitchen cabinets
I find that I’m too short by just a smidge
So I have no idea what’s hiding in
that little cabinet over the fridge

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Ilene Bauer August 27, 2023 at 12:30 PM Ha! I always need a step stool to reach that annoying cabinet, Jerry! Love the rhyme of fridge and smidge… Jerry Brotherton August 27, 2023 at 5:20 PM Maybe it might be a good place to hide something from a burglar. It would probably be safe. I think mine has a couple of Christmas serving platters in it.

Deb M August 26, 2023 at 8:43 PM You trying being 5foot nothing hehe….can be truly frustrating especially in supermarkets!! I have to seek out a person of height to get me something from the top shelf! Annoying!! I love the realness and the relatability of your poems Jerry! Debx Jerry Brotherton August 27, 2023 at 11:06 AM I saw somewhere that they make kitchen cabinets for people in wheelchairs. The shelves pull down like a ladder, so they are easier to reach. My wife is 5'3" and we are thinking about getting them.