I look at you and wonder,
how you came to be alone.
How one so warm and colourful
could curl up like a stone.
How underneath that tangle of sheets, and slips, and frocks,
a singular inconsequential lump,
was once a favourite pair of socks.
What happened in that swirling cycle
to wrench you from your mate?
What wicked tides and whirlpools
left you in this state?
Together you were powerful.
Ah, the mountains you would climb.
Your bond so close and comforting,
you always stepped in time.
So now I take you lovingly,
and stretch you out again.
I rummage through the baskets,
and search and search in vain.
The quest is long and arduous
but I know it’s worth the wait,
for a sock is just a bit of stuff,
until you find its mate.
About the Creator
Michèle Nardelli
I write...I suppose, because I always have. Once a journalist, then a PR writer, for the first time I am dabbling in the creative. Now at semi-retirement I am still deciding what might be next.
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Comments (39)
I like that, it's very catchy.
Just amazing writing.
That was awesome! Love it. Thank you.
An obvious winner. Congratulations!
Love it! I was searching for a beloved lost sock just yesterday!! Such a universal experience :) And a beautiful metaphor for finding love. Congratulations on a well-deserved win.
I love this poem! I love socks! I love everything about this! Very great poem! Wonderful. Fantastic! Outrageously amazing! No wonder you won! This is genuinely outstanding! Write more please!
That so thoughtful poem Michele...I celebrate you
Happy socks, lovely ode. Congrats and be warm in those socks.
Very cool - a tale quite familiar to me! 😊 Congrats.
Wonderful poem! Congrats on your win, Michele!
This is so fun and spot on correct - congrats on your win! 😊
Humorous indeed, yet also full of sorrow for the missing mate. Excellent balance, and your rhymes and meter are absolutely perfect. Truly, this is well done. Congratulations on your win!!
Delightful poem, congrats on grand prize! 🍾
Congratulations to first place! 🥹
This was delightful, loved this a lot. Congratulations on your first place win!
A perfect characterization, congratulations !
Congrats Michele ☘
I loved this when I first read it 😍. Congratulations 🥳
A very clever read!
Your work was inspiring and more importantly, gave me an excellent example and reference for my future writing attempts in this genre. Congratulations and best of luck in your literary quests.
Nice - very well done!
I so enjoyed reading this! It was both well written and still very hopeful and cute!
Never thought a poem about a sock could be so moving. A worthy win, congratulations and well done. Don't spend all the money on having a good time. You have to waste some of it!
"What happened in that swirling cycle to wrench you from your mate?" The unending frustrating of losing socks to the dryer void! Just this morning I had to wear one grey sock and one yellow one as they lost their twins. I'm sure they'll somehow reappear in my dresser.
Congratulations on your Big Win 🏆 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉👌📝😉❤️💯