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Ode To New White Socks

Cotton fields
White to harvest
Untouched by red clay
Trash, sediment

Banked white snow
Fluffy
Not visited 
By neighborhood dogs

Right out of the pack
The scent of clean,
Soft cotton
Dry and warm

Slip one on, then two
Encapsulate the feet
Like clean silver fog
Coats each tree

Ten hours later
There's dirt, stink
Old shoe leather stains
Then tossed into hamper

No longer new
No longer clean
No longer white
Just dirty old socks  

Copyright © Sara Kendrick | Year Posted 2018

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Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 4/16/2018 5:40:00 PM Sara hello, white socks are hard to keep clean. Wear them once and they need a wash. Have a nice evening my friend. Login to Reply

Roy Pett Date: 4/1/2018 8:31:00 AM Brilliant ode Sara, any color but white, only black for me, eliminates odd sock syndrome lol, well written. :)) Login to Reply

Jack Horne Date: 3/31/2018 2:41:00 PM Had a chuckle at this, my friend - thank you, so glad you liked the poem for your contest Login to Reply

Caren Krutsinger Date: 3/27/2018 9:26:00 PM What an honest ode; I have never tried one, but I truly like the rhythm in it, and think one day I might try an ode. It's amazing to me too how soon we lose one and it's usually the ones that are the least stained that disappear into the magic washer cave never to return. Login to Reply

Tom Cunningham Date: 3/20/2018 3:24:00 PM You might as well buy grey because after a couple of washes they will be lol. Tom Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 3/20/2018 4:11:00 PM Tom, I wish gray was the only color that is on there after a few washings. I have to get white so I can use bleach because of athletes' foot fungus. Colored socks would be a solution for sure. Thanks for dropping by. Sara

Jan Allison Date: 3/20/2018 12:56:00 PM I know one thing for sure, white socks don't stay white for very long lol:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 3/20/2018 3:12:00 PM Jan, Got that one correct. Thanks for dropping by. With my grandson the stinky feet are horrible. Sara

Arturo Michael Date: 3/20/2018 9:48:00 AM Only the shoes to blame...Nice imagery...Enjoyed it...All the best Sara Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 3/20/2018 10:29:00 AM Michael, Well, I don't know about that. LOL..New shoes would help to go with new socks but some people can get socks very dirty without any shoes on..LOL..Sara