Nostalgia (Father's Day silliness)

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Open Poetry #32

Nostalgia (Father's Day silliness)

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Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2004-06-19 04:12 PM

Nostalgia

There it was,
right before my eyes...
Soap on a Rope!
Thought that tradition
went out in the 50’s or 60’s,
but there it was.

Not only was it there,
the rope was a short loop
not one to hang around the neck.

That might be good,
no mixed message there,
maybe telling Dad to
“Hang one on,”
for Father’s Day.

In large, bold letters
its intended recipient,
“Dad,”
was embossed in blue
on its face.

Hang it from
the shower head;
smart idea. Maybe.
Won’t wash
down the drain
quite so quickly.

It’s the thought
that counts; right?
Make Dad think
it’s the 50’s again
and youth is in his pocket,
don’t knock it; hang it on a hook
in Dad’s private bath.
Let him be “King” of his castle
for a day, anyway.

©June 19, 2004

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.