Socks

Socks

A Poem by Einstein Noodle
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a collaboration with Cherrie Palmer and Einstein Noodle to visit Cherrie follow this link! https://www.writerscafe.org/Cherrie_Palmer

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Socks

What is not…

is the familiar smell of coffee
waking me.
and the socks the dryer ate

(the balance is so strangely off).
like wearing grown up shoes when I was little.

 What is not…

is your frown when I say-
Guess what?  
I smile with the memory .. and
ghosts whisper like                 
old leather skins and 
fuzzy drunken tongues.

What I miss…

is your smile when I
held you;
Your breath when I breathed you.
Like the thinness of sea spray now. 
This only ..........................
is the hope that caresses me now.
thin mist and fog

What is fixed…

Is your tear when we thought forever;
and your fear of the dark
wearing black laces to keep socks pulled up ..............
A cold damp cloth is telling on your face

What is left…

Me holding tight the moment;
and facing the day off balance.
One sock on. One sock lost
and shoes that don't fit.

5/03/21 Cherrie Palmer with E.

© 2021 Einstein Noodle


Author's Note

Einstein Noodle
Cherrie Palmer made a comment to me about socks and I told her she better use it in a poem or I would. She sent me a first draft and told me to do what I will ... I did and we edited back a forth a bit and came up with this one. Hope you enjoy reading and feeling.

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This brought to me the little and big things that we miss about a loved one, once they're gone. And all that's left is a remembering and that too seems like a dream. We clutch on to it so tightly, so hard for fear of losing what's left but that too sifts away like the proverbial sand. A very touching poem, dear E....a myriad of emotions conveyed and felt so deeply. The picture felt heart-rending to me for some reason. Aren't soulmates like a pair of socks. .? If lost, no other may be found with such a close and snug fit.

I hope you're well and having a great day. In my thoughts and prayers always.

Posted 2 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Einstein Noodle

2 Years Ago

i find your review sensitive and brings up old wells of sorrow reading it .. thank you so much for t.. read more



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without doubt one of the most amazing collaborations I have ever had the pleasure of .. the pair of you should be mighty pleased and proud ..

Neville


Posted 3 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

3 Years Ago

hey Nev! I confess i am pretty proud of this one. Cherrie was so professional and easy to work with .. read more
Neville

3 Years Ago


Keep it to ya self mate .. but why am I not surprised by that .. I have long thought so too .. read more
Your poem is emotionally sad yet- utterly beautiful.

Posted 3 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Einstein Noodle

3 Years Ago

that's what I thought too Emma!! I think it's Cherrie's softness ... and it buffers the grief of exp.. read more
The emotional pain in this poem is raw and honest. When someone you love passes, nothing seems right. Shoes don't fit, socks are mismatched, life just is wrong. Grief is like quicksand....often you feel you are disappearing into it. Thing is, there are always friends who will help you pull yourself out of it. Cherie and E, your collaboration is seamless and very well written. Lydi**

Posted 3 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

3 Years Ago

thanks Lydi!! as always your own wisdom touches your reviews .. thank you for such sensitivity and a.. read more
Came across this gem early am E/Cherrie but was too beautiful and perfect to stain with my thoughts. So will just say I have read, read and read again and got my microscope out and still couldn't see the joins of a collababurr... Colarberate... Duet. Just two hearts and minds in perfect synchrinic... Sinkron... Beat. (was I drinking decaff today?)
Such a pleasure to find you both penning so... Pennily!
Now Where's that barista? I'll be having a word or two with her! 😊

Posted 3 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

3 Years Ago

GGGGGG Grr grat tttt gartful ggg .... thank you! ;) this review gives me a fine chuckle to go with m.. read more
Lorry

3 Years Ago

You're welcome, and am fine now, I just snorted a pound of microground coffee and feel spectacular �.. read more
Einstein Noodle

3 Years Ago

:).............................
So pleased Cherrie got that pen of yours lifted Mr E. Kudos to you both.

This poem hurts to read. Maybe because I am grieving my brother in law's recent covid death and I What's App my sis every day and feel and see what she is going through.

You are lost at sea without your love. A sail boat without a sail.

Your imagery of shoes that don't fit and mislaid socks sum it up perfectly in this stunning write. Each day a trial, its end a triumph I say. Grief is all consuming at times. Small steps.

Chris



Posted 3 Years Ago


Chris Shaw

3 Years Ago

as I do in yours, sadly so. Time brings softness to grief my friend.
Chris Shaw

3 Years Ago

Came back for a further read to take it all in and savour it. Wonderful poem Mr E. Truly appreciate .. read more
Einstein Noodle

3 Years Ago

couldn't feel more honored .. to be read a second time .. thanks girl!
Despite the title this was wistful and sad in a way that made me sit back and sigh. In a good way, I hasten to add. you did good, both of you.

Posted 3 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

3 Years Ago

ps. thank you sir!
Ken Simm.

3 Years Ago

Ah away wi yer ye numpty.
Einstein Noodle

3 Years Ago

ahahaha ... Awright ya wee bawbag
Hey and good morning, we did good work. Funny how one little phrase can turn into something more.

Posted 3 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

3 Years Ago

And the rest of the day to you Lass! :) I am unashamedly proud of this one dahlink! Thank you for in.. read more

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