Where did I lose my keys?
Did I lose them, did they lose me?
Lost Property has lots of them
To prevent burglars, with no name
I bought a bag containing a key chain
It was fixed I was so glad
But when the bag fell apart
I felt very sad
I cut out the ribbon
Thought, I'll sew it on my new bag
I didn't need to sew it
Used a large safety pin I had
I kept my keys on the lanyard
Pinned inside every bag
Soon I had forgotten
Lost key troubles I once had
When I went out without a bag
I pinned keys to my pocket
Not sewn, just with a safety pin
Like plugs stuck in a socket
Now I always have my keys
Although my pocket's heavy
I never have to wait and hunt
Nor pay the new key levy
Once mother lost her house keys
Found after mother died
We found them in her straw holiday bag
When we looked inside
My son lost our front door keys
We added two more locks
They were under his friend's sofa
Their cleaning lady rocks
I've made a list of places
Where keys like to hide
Inside a coat, or jacket
A suitcase, search each pocket
Like losing your train ticket
To prevent the loss, day and night
You simply must decide always
Which pocket, left or right
Some people lose keys often
It's a losing keys disease
It's no good asking dead mother
Or God, upon your knees
Just have a designated place
Inside a hollow book
In your jacket's right hand pocket
Or inside a cupboard on a hook
I've made a list of places
You can find lost keys
So when you take me to your home
Find your keys quickly, please.
-ends-
I asked Ask Gemini which of my poem subjects got most readers, and whether to repeat these subjects or try new ones. The answer was that the most popular poems were on everyday problems or events, and landmarks which people looked for on search engines. So, I thought that a common problem is lost keys.
This is the succinct version of the Lost Keys poem. I am copying this poem to my travel blog, adding verses for travellers, (the American spelling is travelers) calling that version number 877. The third version on my blog dress of the day will have more about sewing keys inside pockets and bags and that version will be numbered 878.
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