His bag was packed ~~ a poem to show incongruity

His bag was packed ...

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His bag was packed and food was in the chest

A place for the dog and his bike as well

Well-worn baseball glove stuffed beside some toys

All the things in life he had missed at hand

 

Our hero first stopped at the grocery

To buy a new tooth brush and some sodas

Coming out he found vehicle booted

The ticket read "Two Hundred Dollar fine"

 

"Improper parking" -- he's on the sidewalk

Nothing to do but call Dad and come home

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Photo and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2010 (photo) and 2017 (poem), All Rights Reserved
2010 Photo at http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2010/03/homeless-in-america-midweek-blues.html

I'm linked with  Fireblossom at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads,
http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2017/03/fireblossom-friday-incongruity.html

Her instructions were "... incongruity lies at the heart of humor, as well. It is the absurd, the thing we don't expect, that is often the very thing which makes us laugh. And so, your poem can be light, if you wish. So, mix it up, explore incongruity. Then link! Please write a NEW poem for this prompt, and no haiku or such like."