The Bare Handed Mole Toss

Though you might think I seem country
And there's a lot of that in my roots
I was raised metropolitan,
Not much on plows, guns and boots!

Once when my stepson came over
To cut up a fallen tree for wood
I happened to see a dead mole
Right next to my feet, where I stood

My wife said, "Just get rid of it!"
I asked, "Is there a bag around?",
"Maybe some gloves or a tissue?"
About then my stepson looked down

He suddenly picked up that mole
And then tossed it into the trees
That gave me a chill all over,
Without even having a breeze!

My wife laughing, didn't really help
My known lowest of self esteems 
Showing that in no uncertain terms
I'm not the mole tosser of her dreams!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Faulkner Avatar
October 4, 2019 at 3:59 PM
I don't think I could toss a mole either (so I gotta ask - is this a true story?)
Adams Avatar
October 5, 2019 at 3:35 PM
Yes it is. Actually I wrote the poem the same day it happened! I thought they would be bigger. It was about 4 or 5 inches long.......Gross......80)....pat
Laurie Avatar
September 29, 2019 at 8:39 PM
G'day PAT … you've got one over me this time Pat. We don't have moles to toss down here. Would a rat do? Thanks Mate - Lindsay
Adams Avatar
September 30, 2019 at 3:01 PM
Uhhh.......Yeah! Dead or alive I'm not getting near either one of em!...........Just sayin'........pat
Wolf Avatar
September 29, 2019 at 2:44 PM
Gosh, Pat -- not to be the mole-tosser of your wife's dreams. Bummer, Man! LOL. Loved that ending, friend! Smiles, Gershon
Adams Avatar
September 30, 2019 at 3:00 PM
I'd like to say I'm working on it but......nope! That'll never happen!.....80)
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
September 28, 2019 at 6:52 PM
Oh, bittersweet enlightenment--poetically well told! ~ Aloha always William
Adams Avatar
September 28, 2019 at 8:40 PM
I thank you William. Have a great evening!....pat
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