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I’ll Play Golf When I Like

A closing verse from a golfing parent

Poem by Matthew Chominski

Light / Dark

One day soon, not long from now,
I’ll play golf when I like.
All the shoes shall be in their place
and the questions answered.
Sippy cups will no longer line the
nether reaches of the couches,
And the vacuum will need but a
cursory weekly run.

Someday soon my garage will be
ordered and neat,
And the fleet of trikes and bikes
will have found new homes.
My steps will be more sure once
the balls
And bats and rollerblades are
gone or tucked away.

When that day comes, my backyard
will be full and trim,
The bare patches beneath the
swings long grown in.
I’ll have mastered the guitar and
paintbrush, have written poems,
And the garden will be plentiful.
And, oh yes, I’ll play golf when I like.

But they’ll be gone.

And I alone.

Matt Chominski has been a Broken Tee Society member since 2018.

I’ll Play Golf When I Like

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