Haiku Friday

Local Color: The Super

“You’ve got an old guy,”
They told us when we moved in.
“He’ll take care of things.”

A who? He’ll do what?
We wondered. But they were right.
We’ve got an old guy.

He lives below us,
Across from the tool closet.
And he fixes stuff.

He mops the hallway,
Makes more room in stuffed trash bins,
And fights with the weeds.

With no teeth and lots
Of eyebrow, he sort of looks
Like Abe Vigoda.

He talks to the kids.
They talk back. No one cares that
They can’t understand.

He makes Bun laugh and
Pretends not to notice when
I drive through the shrubs.

Yep, we’ve got an old
Guy and he takes care of things,
Like the five of us.

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9 Comments »

I need an old guy…

Comment by Lyndsay— August 12, 2011 #

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I second Lyndsay. Where can I get an old guy?

Comment by millermix— August 12, 2011 #

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Hooray for those who take care!

Comment by Kate— August 12, 2011 #

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It’s nice to have an old guy to take care of things

Comment by ayala— August 12, 2011 #

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He seems like such a comforting presence. Glad you have him around.

Comment by Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being Rudri— August 13, 2011 #

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Dan likes to call himself the Super around here; fine by me.
Glad to hear the kids are communicating with the locals.

Comment by 6512 and growing— August 16, 2011 #

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I need an old guy too.

Comment by Cathy— August 21, 2011 #

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