the mystery of modern man
with all his technological wonders
this simple solution eluded humanity
there was no device
gizmo or gadget
everyone endured
no one asked
wondered or investigated
the disappearances
troubled so few
others too shy to complain
some simply embarrassed
the status quo
never questioned
and the socks escaped
one by one by one
then in came the winds screaming down the mountain the giant hemlock shaking angry as us all that the end of April feels like the end of Fall and now snow does with the gust white whirling snow devils
I didn't drink coffee until after highschool that summer I took a new job at River Marina first morning on the job Pat Jennings, my new boss asked, "Do you drink coffee?" I shook my head "Well, then y