Fitting

On a table in the laundry room
Where tenants fold their clothes
Was a pair of jeggings left there
By a neighbor, I suppose.

A cross between some leggings
And a stretchy pair of jeans,
They’re often worm with tunic tops
By those of us not teens.

A note attached said something like,
“Brand new, but much too small.
If you’re a skinny gal, they’re yours.”
So what’s the protocol?

I thought they’d fit, so took them home
And they felt good to me,
A fitting treat on laundry day
From someone neighborly.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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November 1, 2019 at 7:17 AM
What a great surprise. This was really fun Ilene. Such a cool thing to do.
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October 31, 2019 at 9:15 PM
how NEAT!!! I love those kinds of things. I am wearing some right now in fact and I love how they make my legs look so thin!
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October 31, 2019 at 5:57 PM
Absolutely fluid lines! Well done! I also recommend leaving a copy of this in your laundry room, to acknowledge the gift and inspire others! Aloha! Rico
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October 31, 2019 at 5:47 PM
Jeggings -- only in America, eh? … There are several interesting layers of implications dancing beneath the surface of this tale, Ilene. I really like it! Warming wishes, Gershon
Allison Avatar
October 31, 2019 at 5:47 PM
oh how lovely Ilene I am sure you were delighted with your freebie:-) perhaps you could leave you poem some chocolates or something for the kind donor and strike up a friendship:-)hugs Jan xx
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