I left my shoes on
as I waded into the water;
they would better
fit to the form of my feet
if they dried
while I was wearing them.
Did that with skates,
so thought it might work
with these leather boots as well.
Needless to say,
they were wrecked,
my toes had blisters
and I limped around for days.
Doesn't take me
long to learn from my mistakes;
next time I tried that
I wore socks.
Author notes
prompt: I left my shoes...
A contest entry
- Show a Little Humor Or... - closes after 15 entries by Touchof1der.
600 points, ended June 4, 2008, 14 entries
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I think I've read this before, but it's worth reading again. congrats on the hm and thanks for putting it on the library shelves.
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I left my shoes on
as I waded into the water;
they would better
fit to the form of my feet
if they dried
while I was wearing them.
Doesn't take me
long to learn from my mistakes;
next time I tried that
I wore socks.wonderful learned here I am always telling my daughter to wear socks lol well done on the shiny and thank you for sharing your poem with the group
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I know this technique well but I have never tried it with boots. Just thinking of blisters on my feet make me cruinge. I am a creature who likes and appreciates comfort way too much.
Love the ending. Thank you for sharing this with me and best wishes to you in all of your endeavors. Keep that quill dipped in ink and ever ready for use dear poet. Good luck in the contest! 
♥ Touchof1der
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That was funny. Very very funny indeed. Great imagery here too. Yes, I am sure that the lesson was learned the hard way. Good luck in the contest.
With
Dark
Love
Wayne Leon
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Great use of the metaphor...lessons learned and well put.
Good luck in the contest.
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I like this, it caught me off gaurd. I have to say when I got to the last line I laughed right out loud!
nice work!
Kathryn
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this is fricking hilarious ...
... roller skates ..... 
... socks next time
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good job!!!
this poem is good....it kinda has a little humor to it....keep up the good work
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wonderful take on the prompt..Ive not ever tried this.
My thought has always been if the shoe doesnt fit...try a new pair..lol..but I loved the lighter side of humor with this piece and believe there to be another message here as well..so for that..I thank you...smiles
Many blessings to you and your pen...
~A~
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I don't think shoes and other things can be instantly washed and dried while wearing them. It would be nice if it could.
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Life lessons, experienced the hard way! Good situational poetry. Very nice!
Dennis
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OOps.
Cute my husband once had problems with his boots as he worked in law enforcement and they wore them a lot. So one day he pulled them off and my dog ran out the door with them and buried them in the back yard.
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I did it with moccasins, but strange enough it worked and the leather molded right to my feet. I don't think it was salt water though. Sweet water from a lake. I still wear them and they are soooo comfortable. Nice write, it tells a nice lesson for us.
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Nice take on the prompt and best wishes in the contest...
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