Tin Man and His Girlfriend

Tin Man seemed down in the dumps this morning.  He was walking very slowly on the Yellow Brick Road, sniffling a little.  

I called him, perking up he gladly came.  "Mr. Tin what seems be the matter?" I asked. Gladly he answered: his girlfriend didn't seem herself, dumpy and quiet. 

Let's get to the bottom.  "How long have you two been dating?"  'Four months tomorrow," he muttered. "And what are you doing for her?"  "Watch TV."

So I had him call, then to a fine restaurant; bring her flowers and box of her favorite chocolate candies. 

Cheered up,  he skipped, making the yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes moisten and brighten the yellow brick road. 

Two days later walking hand in hand, they smiled as they passed, his finger and thumb waved to me a happy "All is fine, thank you sign."

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 - I am linked with Björn at dVerse, at https://dversepoets.com/2025/09/15/prosery-t-s-eliot-and-j-alfred-prufrock/ for the prompt lines, "The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes . . ." from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Elliot.

 - Using Prose is to be this Prosery Monday and is not to be over 144 words.   I have exactly 144 words here. 

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