Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

They Call Me Big Toe

They call me Big Toe he said.
He was tall, broad shouldered, handsome.
I looked at his shoes. 
They were enormous, probably to provide for the big toe.

I wondered if it was both big toes or just one big toe.
I thought it would be too personal to ask, 
So I kept my thoughts to myself.
Glad to meet you Big Toe, I said.

The other adults started laughing.
I am big Joe, he told me. Not big toe.
I stopped looking at his feet at this point,
and started wondering about my hearing.

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Darlene De Beaulieu February 28, 2020 at 1:58 PM Hello Caraen, this poem tells me that we should listen carefully when someone is speaking to us. In order to comment back with the right response.Have a nice day my fiend. Darlene De Beaulieu February 29, 2020 at 10:30 AM Hello Caren, this is a lovely tribute to your husband. It has snowed here for 5 days off and on with snow squall to follow.I shoveled the snow 5 times, from the deck.I did not want the patio door to be stuck. have a nice day my friend. Hugs. Caren Krutsinger February 28, 2020 at 3:26 PM Thank you Darlene. My husband used to go by the nickname Big Joe. He had a fancy calligraphy put on his shirts and everyone who saw it said "Big Toe?" because the fancy J looked like a fancy T. I wrote this in honor of this.