Monday, September 18, 2017

Suit(able) for a Birthday


Another of 

Daddy's favourite stories . . .





For years, she worked untiringly
In times of calm, or urgency,
In office work, traditional,
Her business place so integral.

Her husband was so proud of her,
His sweet, but strong entrepreneur,
So, for her birthday, he’d reward
The lovely woman he adored.

And straightway took her to the store
To blow all he did budget for,
For something pretty she could wear,
Unmatched by all who might compare.

And so received from her dear spouse
A lovely suit, with silky blouse.
A gorgeous jacket: shade of blue,
A pleated skirt of matching hue.

Then marched herself to work that day,
Receiving greetings on the way,
Confident in how she looked,
As pretty as a picture . . . book.

Her boss was in when she got there,
She checked her image with due care,
Then to his office, she did trot,
To show the suit her husband bought.

But just as she had stepped inside,
A customer with needs, applied
For entrance to their workplace there,
The boss sprang up from his wing chair.

“So sorry that I made you wait,
(Today my girl’s a fashion plate),
But she was looking oh-so-cute,
When showing me her birthday suit!” 
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Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we three besought,
To try to make the week begin,
With gentle thoughts--perhaps a grin?
So Jenny and Delores, we,
Now post our poems for you to see.
And when you’ve read what we have brought,
Did we help? Or did we not . . .

And next week in our neighbourhood,
We'll tackle 'underwear'. It'll be good!

11 comments:

  1. Too cute! I am looking forward to a continuation of this theme with the underwear post next week!

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  2. Great story, well told, Diane!

    Underwear? Eek!

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  3. Smiling at your poem. Thank you.
    While mine is not stylish (or elegant) my birthday suit is the one piece of attire that I know will fit (if one ignores the wrinkles).

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    1. Mine doesn't fit like it used to. Or maybe it's just gone out of fashion?

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    Now I must come back and read the full story of your grandparents' courtship.

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