FLIP FLOP

FLIP FLOP

Margaret E. Holt

1/30/12

On this latter-day of January

In the season Dean Rusk tagged silly,

I’m reminded of the grown-down adults

Men and women at public podiums

Revitalizing the diminished language of their playgrounds,

Expanding snarky lexicons beyond pre-school deadlines.

FLIP FLOP

I like to say “flip flop”.

I like to hear “flip flop”.

As I walk I see “flip flop”:

The courageous first daffodil basking on the edge of my garden,

The Christmas cardinal exposed against the dark green cedar.

I think of Jimmy Buffett in Margaritaville,

Flip-flopping in the sand or snow.

Silly vision. Mr. Rusk was right about the season.