Baby gets a gifting

Douglas Blair 1951 (London)



Parents don’t know gender
Want the marvel intact.
Ruling out the blue
Ruling out the pink.
Clothes last only moments
Anyways.
White furniture of sorts
On the list for sure.
Price a ghastly sum.
That Grandpa can endure.
Toys seem a propos.
But choking is a risk
And if too loud
There’s fits.
Mom and Dad need rest.
As Baby sleeps the best
So Tylenol’s  my vote
Not baby’s taste, please note.
But settled Mom and Dad
Will prove the best.

About this poem

This Saturday we go to a baby shower for the second grandchild for our friends Sam and Lori. First child was a boy named Asher. He is closing in on two. A wonderful young man with fix-it, make-it inclinations.

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Written on January 31, 2023

Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 31, 2023

Modified by dougb.72572 on January 31, 2023

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Words 91
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Stanza Lengths 20

Douglas Blair

Blogging poems since 2008. Once a lawyer in general practice. Then 32 years as Shipper in a heavy metal fabricating plant. Retired 2022. Married and father of two. Poet. Hiker. Harmonica Busker. Gospel enthusiast. Photographer. http://shootdempix.blogspot.com/ more…

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