Lost Sock Trail

T’was perhaps by dint of fate
Or some demonic spell
That I, a sock, was granted
The gift of sniff-less smell

I gaged and retched in darkness
Of a foot’s pungent aroma
Finally, I fled the scene
Became a match-less roamer

I hang about old laundramats
With socks lost and unfound
They share a single loneliness
A fading hope of being found

Not me, I shout, I shan’t return
It’s the wanderer’s life I seek
For I miss not the brogans
And those feet that truly reek

Yet, you may see me resting
In the warmth of sunset’s fail
Singing songs of corns and bunions
As I walk that lost sock trail
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Peck Avatar
April 20, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Great take on the lost sock world! I can always count on your poems for good laughs!
Volumes Avatar
April 17, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Congratss.. How about judging your contest.. it's just a tad overdue.. 3/10/2024 THERE IS A DARKNESS John Lawless
Goldsmith Avatar
April 17, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your fun sock write/story. Enjoy your day writing away............
Andresen Avatar
April 17, 2024 at 3:05 AM
- Congratulations on your top win in the contest, John ... thanks for the laugh :) - hugs
Crandall Avatar
April 16, 2024 at 2:31 PM
John, this would be a great song
Rodrigues Avatar
April 16, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Funny to think of a sock as walking that lost sock trail! LOL! Congratulation!
Greenhough Avatar
April 7, 2024 at 6:20 PM
This was a terrific sock poem. Good luck with the contest, or any contests for that matter.
Lane Avatar
April 6, 2024 at 9:01 AM
We really don't give socks the credit they're due for being stomped on, shoved into dirty sneakers and boots, getting smeared with oozing blisters and boney bunions stretching and smothering them with the stench of our smelly feet! I'd mutiny, too if I was one.
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April 6, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Love your take on the contest.. I wrote one a while ago called the sock monster!
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