�2007 Harvey H. Warwick III
Now where did I put down my car keys?
I had them a moment ago.
Just help me to find them this time, please
They�re somewhere around here, I know.
I opened the door and walked in here
And set them down somewhere nearby
But just where I put them is not clear;
I almost feel like I could cry.
I�ve retraced my footsteps three times now
And haven�t come up with them yet.
Did someone move them? I don�t see how;
They�re hiding in plain sight, I�ll bet.
I�ve searched both my front and back pockets
And on the big rug by the wall
Beneath the electrical sockets
But just cannot find them at all!
I�ve thought of the places I might miss
Like drawers, even under a book;
Wherever I left them, I know this:
They�ll be in the last place I look.
My front door key�s on the same key ring,
My mailbox key�s on it as well.
Without them, I can�t do anything,
But where they are, I cannot tell.
Now as I turn, I hear a jingle,
And hearing that jingle, I freeze.
Excitement is starting to tingle:
I finally found my car keys.
It�s seldom I use my shirt pocket
But that�s where they were all along.
I go out the door now, and lock it;
My keys are back where they belong.
6/06