After the tick-tick
blue round was heaved out the drawer, the Sock Drawer resumed it
general pace and rhythm. Socks left, were
worn, sent to the dreaded Laundry Land, and hopefully returned.
Gossip was still
the primary form of entertainment. The
tick-tick had provided a brief break bringing Socks to near unraveling
point. Now, Sock residents resumed chattering
of lint, static, and thread snapping.
But what about the
Strangers? The unique and curious
objects that had been swept off the Land of Dresser Top, and landed in the Sock
Drawer? Gossip and speculation was the
big topic among the resident socks.
The shabby-chic
striped nylon/spandex (who managed to stay, despite an obvious hole in the
cuff) was the most vitriolic about them.
She shook the hole at the Strangers, bitching in her peculiar way…And look!
Look at the shoddy bright green…thing!..
The other sassy
socks of poly/nylon/spandex genre joined with Shabby Sock. The atmosphere was rife with lint and
crackling. A riot was building, and in a
land of static could set off a storm of electric charge.
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Then Wise Argyle
stepped in and stopped them with the boldness of his diamond woven in
brown/blue/tan woolen and spandex. He
remembered the Electric Charge Storm from the last riot, the one when the new
Christmas socks arrived. Oh, no.
But what about the Strangers?? Where were they and what were they doing while
the riot wound down?
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Strangers had made
their way to the back corner where Flashlight reclined.
What can we do? They asked him. We can’t understand them, the crackling and snapping? They complained. How will we ever find our way in this strange land?
Wise and bright
Flashlight cleared his batteries a little.
Oh, little ones. You cannot understand the way of the
Sock. Theirs is a life fraught with
danger. Each one may leave and not
return.
WELL. That rattled them, it rolled them. What
shall we do, Old Wise Flashlight?
He felt their pain
and fright. You must journey through the Socks to the Front of the Sock
Drawer. It is the only way you will be
rescued.
They accepted his
wise advice. But, will you show us the way?
Flashlight sadly
blinked. No, my place is here with the Socks.
I must light their way in the darkness.
The Dresser Top
objects turned and began their trek.
Flashlight knew his
time would end soon, and then he too would make the trek.
P.S. Here is the first post done about the Land of the Sock Drawer:
http://thecontemplativecat.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-in-sock-drawer.html
http://thecontemplativecat.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-in-sock-drawer.html
I can relate so well to those in the drawer. I, also, talk of lint and static. I have my prejudices and will never hang out with spandex. As for the flashlight, sometimes my light may dim, but I made sure I have a battery back-up.
ReplyDeleteLove your socks posts, Susan.
Poor flashlight. He has been in the drawer for many rotations, and sometime his light will be gone!
DeleteFlashlight may help them keep the pairs together
ReplyDeleteHe is ultimate in wisdom.
DeleteA weird sight for the socks
ReplyDeletePrevious Saga of the Sock Drawer Posts may enlighten
DeleteNothing worse than a stranger in the sock drawer.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the truth!
DeleteI just realized the some readers are not familiar with the Sock Drawer Drama. I will put of a few sites to give an idea of the Land of the Sock drawer.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting to see how chaos will be managed when the light is gone.
ReplyDeleteThe Sock Drawer will find a way, I am sure.
DeleteAs long as no one lights a match lol.
DeleteOooh, now that would be one dramatic ending--one that I won't pursue.
DeleteOh dear. Sock drawer here has some antiques lurking at the back. Socks from when himself was at school. Still with a name tag carefully stitched inside. And waaaay too small for his feet. They aren't going anywhere though. The strangers couldn't have got past the middle.
ReplyDeleteI love this series - and am looking forward to the next.
Still has ones from school days? Oh that is too precious! Glad you enjoy the Land of Sock Drawer.
DeleteYour socks are lead such interesting lives! I love that image of Christmas socks. My own socks are very dull, no partying going on in that drawer at all.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that the sock drawer is staging a revolt! I love these clever yarns, and can't wait for the next installment! I'm rooting for "Shabby-Chic Sock" to dominate the drawer!
ReplyDeleteJulie