I love a lazy day spent in a comfy pair of pajamas, but they can still be ba-das-io (bad ass)!
Pajamas
"I'd rather be home in flannel pjs,"
I overheard her say.
She continued on with-
"Then go to the beach today."
However crazed was she,
thinking such a ridiculous thing,
comparing flannel to the beach-
my esteem for her faltering.
Flannel's a toasty soft material,
and reminiscent of outdoors,
but it doesn't hold a candle to-
bamboo tees and drawers.
Flannel may have properties
of which I do not know.
But in looks what I see-
it's no Michelangelo.
To cheat on bamboo
that breathes so well,
what sacrilege-
I'll be no jezebel.
That boxy fit of flannel
which promises such comfort
may draw in easy targets-
but I'll not controvert.
Her pj's make a statement.
In public they should not go.
Mine can walk the beach-
without creating a tacky show.
So I interrupt her conversation,
"Have your cake and eat it too,
you can go to the beach in your pjs,
rid yourself of flannel, choose bamboo!"
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Five Year Poem Plan - Part 1
PoetryI am going to attempt to write a poem a week for five years! It is a personal resolution that I am making public in order to hold myself accountable.
