Last But Not Least

PAD Challenge day 13: For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Last (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write the poem.

After the last minute bustle and rush

Of packing that last-minute fare

Of ‘Did you remember to take a tooth-brush

And enough clean underwear?’

After the hug-kiss and ‘I love you, honey’

The ‘look at the time, oh dear’

And, ‘are you sure you have enough money?’

The ‘call me when you get there’

After a mental check and recheck list

Of all that I still want to say

I remember, ‘oh, last but not least,

Don’t forget to pray’

© Janet Martin