All mismatched socks go in a bag
(evidence that I have given up the task)
I wear the individuals until there are holes
then throw them away
occasionally
buried in the bag
is a pair
long departed from each other
and I rejoice
they are together again
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dVerse prompt on laundry. Here’s to the missing socks that went down the drain and didn’t get in this poem.
wordshophop 
haha…those dang socks. Great ode. Made me smile.
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Reunited and it feels so gooooood. 😉 I love this.
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The ongoing mystery of socks is never-ending. Where DO they go??
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Poem II Where They Went
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It helps if you’re not a fashionista: I buy socks a dozen pairs at a time; all identical. That way, there’s no mismatching and if one gets lost…who cares?
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Sounds like my husband. He always knows if I am wearing one of his socks.
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I like your nod to Neruda here. I came across a lot of his Odes to Ordinary Things and Opposites recently on a research project.
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Love that book. Always wanted to go to his homes and see the ordinary things.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/theculturetrip.com/south-america/chile/articles/pablo-nerudas-3-quirky-homes-are-open-to-the-public-heres-how-to-visit/%3famp=1
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I can see why you would! Wondrous abodes.
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I enjoyed your ode to mismatched socks, Jane, which made me smile. I spend time matching up my husband’s socks and he puts on odd socks anyway! I love the way the pair of socks finds its way back together in the bottom of the bag.
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Where do all the mismatched socks go? Must be a parallel universe or something…
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I almost always wear mismatched socks. People point out that my socks don’t match, as if somehow I don’t know, or I did it to bother them personally. I find the strong need for matching socks quite amusing. It is fun how the socks found each other in the bag. I pull mine randomly from a drawer. Every once in a while, I end up wearing matching socks.
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I think the lost socks are somewhere… but probably worn by someone that looks just like me.
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Yes! There is always a case of missing pair of socks somewhere in the household. Love this 😀
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