James Foulk Poet Rhyme

The Old Checkered Coat

Seems like yesterday
that I went out to play
in my old checkered coat,
my how memories float.

My mom would say
before you play
put on your checkered coat,
my how memories float.

I remember the day
I heard my mother say
here's your new checkered coat,
my how memories float.

Now today I say goodbye,
in the box it goes, as I say,
goodbye, goodbye old checkered coat,
my how memories float.

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Michael Jordan August 25, 2008 at 6:13 AM When I was a boy my favorite bible story was of Joseph and his coat of many colors - My grandmother made me a shirt of many colors which fit in real well because those were the sixties and it looked like a hippie shirt - thanks for the memory James - God Bless