Poem # 3 Sock Soca

Art is about emotions, it is also about making associations or connections, the more connections we make with a work of art the greater our appreciation of it. I believe there is, or at least should be a contract between the composer of, and the responder to a work of art. An unspoken contract, along the lines of " I will do my utmost to produce the best possible work I can, and you in return will give some consideration of this effort in an an attempt to understand it. Because art deals with emotions, it is sometimes uncomfortable to respond to, especially if it deals with 'raw' issues, but what is happening with this exchange between composer and responder. With a poem whose voice are we hearing? Are we hearing the voice of the composer, are we hearing the voice of the "poet",or " a narrator", or is it our own voice that we are hearing?

When I write I adopt the voice of a "poet", I usually try for an epigram, I know the feelings and experiences expressed by the "poet", but they are not necessarily my feelings and experiences.

Art is also about rhythm, and rhythm is an essential part of our lives. Rhythm gives structure and brings harmony to our lives, the beat of the heart, the regularity of your breathing, the vibration of an atom, the oscillation of a wave, a good rhythm brings happiness. With this in mind I offer the following poem.

Sock Soca

Every day when the wash is done,
then we get together and we have some fun.

Those single socks are all alone
they want to get together when the laundrys done

and have a big sock par tee
with the happy sock community
big sock par tee
with the happy sock community
party here, party there,
party together till the baskets bare
and have a
big sock par tee
shiny golden Russian samovar
big sock par tee
shiny golden Russian samovar.

red, black, yellow; they're all alone
haven't got a clue where their
partners gone.
They're thinking of taking out a classified ad
cause being without a partner is really bad.
big sock par tee
gonna hang out at the singles bar
big sock par tee
driving there in a funky car
big sock par tee

the only resolution is a social one
just get together and have some fun
and have a big sock par tee
two vegetable patties and a sezzame seed bun
big sock par tee
party here, party there,
come together in their pairs,
and have a big sock par tee
cranky Dad and a disgruntled Mum
big sock par tee.

and after all the dancins done,
they're no longer lined up
one by one;
they're joined together in harmony,
each one with a partner, not fancy free.

cause they had a big sock par tee,
tickling a tummy is a lot of fun
big sock par tee.
party here, party there,
party together till the baskets bare,
big sock par tee
soca dancin is number one!
big sock par tee.

and now they've all had some fun
its back to the drawer cause the party's done.

They had a big sock par tee
eaten the snacks to the very last crumb
big sock par tee.