Disappearing Act: Lost Sock Day Poetry

 

Poetry Monday's once a week.

You may have guessed, on Monday.

I don't participate every time,

But today I've come out to play.

My friends assign each week a theme,

Lost Sock Memorial Day, they chose.

Now it's up to all of us,

to put our thoughts into prose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disappearing Act

 

Second mortgage is what I need,

to keep us all in socks.

Cause one of each pair always hides,

they're sneaky, like a fox. 

And I am quite embarrassed when,

my family looks mismatched.

Happens every day that my,

laundry chore's been dispatched.

 

 

 

I may not be the smartest mom,

when it comes to domestic chores.

Determined, this stops here and now,

I can win these domestic wars.

Then there it was, I caught a glimpse, 

while shopping one fine day.

A mesh bag for the washing machine, 

to my pleasure (and socks' dismay).

 

Couldn't wait to try it out,

tied those socks in nice and tight.

Knew that I'd outfoxed the fox,

to my (irrational) delight.

 

Start the wash this time with a

rare smile on my face.

I'd beat these sneaky socks and lose

my title of "laundry disgrace."

Detour to the kitchen where,

a dessert I'll start to make,

taking up my time until,

to the dryer, the clothes I'd take.

 

Very Berry Bars

Dessert was setting in the fridge,

when the washer made its beep.

Opened up the laundry bag,

and inside, I dared to peek. 

 

"Impossible, this cannot be,"

(questionable words were spoke then too).

Not even in the dryer yet!

One sock, the coup, it flew.

 

From a secret spot wet orange sock,

thought "ha, you can't cage me.

There's a reason socks both far and wide,

call me the master, Sock Houdini."

 

Wait!

Read more poetry, 

you're not through.

Some talented writers

are in this crew:

 

On the Border 

Messymimi's Meanderings 

Mother Owl 

Very Berry Bars

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Printable Recipe

Ingredients: 

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/4 cup brown sugar

6 TBSP butter, melted

 

1 TBSP cornstarch

1# bag frozen berries

3/4 cup sugar

1 box (3 oz) berry blue jello mix

1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk

 

OPT: whipped cream and/or fresh berries for garnish

 

Directions:

*Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8 X 11 baking pan.

*Mix the graham cracker crumbs with the brown sugar and melted butter. Press firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 8 minutes, cool completely.

*Mix together the cornstarch and 1 TBSP water. Set aside.

*In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the berries and sugar to a boil, stirring frequently and using the spoon to break up the bigger berries. Mix in the cornstarch and water and reduce heat just a little. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.

*Remove about 1 1/2 cups of the mixture from the pan and spread evenly into the prepared crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

*Stir the jello mix into the pan with the remaining fruit for a minute before whisking in the evaporated milk. Continue to whisk until fully incorporated, then set aside.

*Once the fruit mixture in the pie crust has been in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, whisk the evaporated milk mixture one more time and carefully spoon evenly into the pie. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

*OPT: top with whipped cream and/or fresh berries for serving.