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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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Date: 4/20/2024 7:59:00 AM
Great take on the lost sock world! I can always count on your poems for good laughs!
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Date: 4/17/2024 2:29:00 PM
Congratss.. How about judging your contest.. it's just a tad overdue.. 3/10/2024 THERE IS A DARKNESS John Lawless
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Date: 4/17/2024 8:04:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your fun sock write/story. Enjoy your day writing away............
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Date: 4/17/2024 3:05:00 AM
- Congratulations on your top win in the contest, John ... thanks for the laugh :) - hugs
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Date: 4/16/2024 2:31:00 PM
John, this would be a great song
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Date: 4/16/2024 1:06:00 PM
Funny to think of a sock as walking that lost sock trail! LOL! Congratulation!
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Date: 4/7/2024 6:20:00 PM
This was a terrific sock poem. Good luck with the contest, or any contests for that matter.
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Date: 4/6/2024 4:49:00 PM
I so enjoyed this lighthearted read. I liked these words: They share a single loneliness A fading hope of being found What cracked me up was: 'singing songs of corns and bunions.' Best wishes with the contest, Sara
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Date: 4/6/2024 9:01:00 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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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 4/6/2024 4:50:00 PM
I can see that....we can all hope that we're not socks in our next lifetime. :-)
Date: 4/6/2024 7:58:00 AM
Love your take on the contest.. I wrote one a while ago called the sock monster!
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