What Happens to Our Socks

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For The Odd Sock Poetry Contest

Gremlins come out in the night
on cold little feet,
searching through our houses for
places with some heat.

Some nights we do laundry, and
right before we sleep,
our clothes are put in dryers.
That’s when gremlins creep. . .

Creep inside that nice warm place
where we’ve put our clothes.
Then they sort through all our things.
What do you suppose?

Well, they love to find our socks
since their feet are cold!
And they grab a few of them,
or so I’ve been told!

Seeing not too well in dark
as those gremlins do,
they take mismatched socks and leave
us mismatched ones too!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024



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Date: 4/17/2024 9:11:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your fun/creative sock write/story. I see them at work... Enjoy your day writing away............
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Date: 4/17/2024 4:24:00 AM
I love the last stanza of this lovely write, Congrats on your win Andrea
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Date: 4/14/2024 7:34:00 PM
Great. You have finally solved the mystery for my wife of why my socks never quite match. lol. Enjoyed this one, Andrea. ~ Fox in Sox
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Date: 4/8/2024 6:28:00 PM
Haha this is so cute and funny!! I know what you mean!!
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Date: 4/8/2024 7:27:00 AM
Hahah so iv been told too sweet andrea, only few can make me laugh through poetry and you do it effortlessly and in such eloquence, i used to have this issue especially during highschool, i always wonder where do socks go, now i know and have an idea after reading yours heh. Pleasure always reading your work. Sending you light! Best wishes for the contest. I think this will do very well
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Date: 4/6/2024 3:26:00 PM
An 'odd' sort if write.. Andrea yet for this type Of contest if may hold a whiff of success one Thing i will say if you end up in the winning List..You should hold your breath.' Hope you Are well.'
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Date: 4/6/2024 10:54:00 AM
Huilarious imagination. Next time I meet a gremlin, I have to watch their feet for my missing socks. LOL.
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Date: 4/6/2024 8:44:00 AM
Nice imagination, Andrea:)
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Date: 4/6/2024 8:20:00 AM
Great flow and rhymes and your poetic humour is always brilliant..
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Date: 4/6/2024 4:30:00 AM
Lol, one of life's mysteries Andrea, I'm sure there's an odd sock universe somewhere. Good luck in the contest and enjoy your weekend. Tom
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Date: 4/6/2024 4:03:00 AM
Good one. LOL..I have often wondered how can someone lose a sock, well now I know. Thanks for sharing your ideas with us. Sara K
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Date: 4/6/2024 2:06:00 AM
I wondered where the socks disappeared too, I now wear odd socks, it's becoming fashionable to do so, there must be lots of gremlins about. Love the poem, Beryl
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