Your Box of Odd Socks (Comic poem 137)

 You're not alone in having odd socks

I, too, have a box of odd socks

I feel so sorry, they look so forlorn

I'm sure they were twins when they were born

But now I am wondering what to do

I've found a few which are nearly new

I know that I'll find the other, one day

After I throw this one away

Sometimes you've thrown the worn sock away

But kept the one which has seen better days

Sometimes one's under the washing machine

Or found inside shoes which needed a clean

There should be a swap box for odd sox online

So you could match your odd socks with mine

You've kept my odd sock from two years ago

Found under your sofa - now we know!

Alas some odd socks have lost their elastic

Some are stained, although made from plastic

Some are shapeless, covered in balls

I can clean them with tape, then they'll wipe down the walls.

Regarding odd socks, one joy I must share

Those who worry like me, those who really care

There's no greater delight, by day or by night

Than sorting odd socks and finding a pair.

I have good reason to not throw away

November 18th will be odd socks day.

-ends-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_sock

Sock clips

https://www.sockclip.com/

Buying Odd Socks

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adult-Unisex-Socks-Value-Pairs

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2322090.m570.l1313&_nkw=odd+socks&_sacat=0

The Washing Machine Cycles Round and Round

I really don't mean to be unkind

But is there a word for label-blind?

I'm so glad nobody sees nor knows

The machine is dirtier than the clothes!

 The washing machine whirls round and round

Whining ominous clinking and clanking sound

But clothes well-tossed, emerge clean, scrubby washed

Now I'll be in trouble if something is lost!

The hot drying's done before you can blink

I rescue the woollens before they can shrink

My husband's vest's white, the last one went pink

The thought's bad enough to turn me to drink!

The socks are mostly matched in pairs

The wash and I remove creased cash and hairs

I proudly pile all on kitchen chairs

And try to forget common washing scares!

Into the dirt the clean clothes drop

I've paired twelve torn socks but lost one sock 

The socks love playing hide and seek

When I'd hoped to have enough pairs for a week!

I found the missing sock later today

After I'd thrown its mate away

But washing's done, I feel a winner

I'm wearing clean clothes - and just spilled the dinner!

-ends-

Nov 15 2020 Sunday. Written by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

About the Author Of This Post, Angela

Angela Lansbury, travel researcher/writer and photographer, author and speaker. 

Author of Wedding Speeches & Posts, Etiquette for Every Occasion, Quick Quotations, Who Said What When?

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