"The Sock Man"

“The Sock Man”

 

There once lived an old man

who took his own stand.

He liked to collect socks,

all different colors, in lots,

in piles as high as they’d land.

 

People of the town

would see him and frown.

for he only came on Saturdays

to purchase groceries of the same,

and more socks in a bag which he drug around.

 

Though he felt their stares

and heard whispered glares…

dubbing him “The Sock Man”, he kept walking along;

wearing a tattered coat, he remained strong,

at their mocking, he no longer cared.

 

He knew he must have looked odd

all the time, carrying a bag of socks.

But it was the only thing which kept him going,

and he liked knowing

that his project would help a lot.

 

Then, the day came

when “The Sock Man” displayed

and gave away all the socks

at the shelter around the block.

His blessing was in seeing smiles upon every face.

 

Melinda McQueen Rodgers

April 27, 2021 

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

AMAzing poem
Is it fiction or non ?
It’s wonderful !

[Melinda McQueen]

It's fiction :)
Thanks for reading and leaving your thoughtful review.

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

No worries
It’s a good write and title

[Coyote Poetry]

The simple things can become important. I liked the gift of socks to the poor. Thank you dear Melinda for sharing the story of the sock man.
Coyote

[Melinda McQueen]

Thanks for reading and leaving your thoughtful review.

[Einstein Noodle]

i like the theme .. we do judge people unfairly all the time .. no matter what society we live in .. we do it to make ourselves feel better than we are .. your Sock Man is instantly likeable as a character .. possibly consider changing "stand" in in V1 L5 .. rhyming stand with stand is too easy dahlink! .. ;) for me this reads more like prose as I found it hard to find the "beat" .. the imaging is instant for me .. i was right there with this guy .. picking up socks .. dragging his bags in a two wheeled pull cart .. over sized old coat .. maybe even soiled a bit ... you could build a fine story around this guy .. put him on cobbled streets in old London maybe ;) strong theme .. universal says i .. love the character of your protagonist
E.

[Melinda McQueen]

Thanks for your help. I hadn't realized I used "stand" twice. I'm, glad you liked my poem. :)

[Einstein Noodle]

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[Chris Shaw]

A man with a mission and strength of character when others mocked him. He knew his kindness could make a little bit of difference to others who were in a worse position than himself. Eccentric with a heart of gold.

Chris

[Melinda McQueen]

Thanks for your visit and your review. It's neat how sometimes a poem writes itself. When I started I didn't know where it was going. Happens often. Thanks again. I appreciate you.

[Chris Shaw]

Your muse will lead you to the ending :) Sometimes I start a write and end up somewhere else entirely.