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Monday, April 23, 2018

Sorry, Merriam-Webster, but “Polka” is a Verb

Sorry, Merriam-Webster, but
“Polka” is a Verb


In our household
Sunday morning radio
was often a mass
(the only church
my father attended)

followed (always)
by an energetic
polka band
(the only dance
my mother loved)

and anyone
(Dad, yes, but also
every one
entering the kitchen
at the appropriate time)

was caught up
in an impromptu
laughing-twirl
across the kitchen floor.
“Come polka with me!”

I’m certain
(wherever they are)
she’s still laughing
as she polkas with Dad
(or anyone she can catch)

PSC / 2018




 

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