Slippers

Our host in St. Petersburg asked us to wear slippers inside his apartment.  I hadn't worn slippers in years and began to think about them. 

  Slippers

Soft-soled stepping stones
between barefoot and leatherbound.
Loungewear lovechild
of sock and of shoe.
Backless, strapless, breathless
silken hushed bedroom sound.
The something more comfortable
we can all slip into.
Foot friendly shuffle board;
full boot’s first sketch.
The lightweight toewarmer
even Fido can fetch.
Fuzzy pink or classic cordovan,
bunny-eared or elegantly spare –
they’re one thing that toddler,
scholar, dancer, daughter, grandfather,
and even Hugh Hefner can all proudly wear.


Note:  Hugh Hefner started Playboy magazine and is known for lounging around his mansion in robe and slippers.