For years I wore a beard, it's now turned rodent gray, <br />the revelation came; a friend who is quite gay <br />suggested time would show more kindness to the face <br />and folks would welcome me, back to the human race. <br /> <br />There was a glut of gadgets, fancy with their names, <br />and double, triple, quattro blades for gents and dames. <br />A badger brush, some said, it is a real plus <br />just to exfoliate and spread the foam and thus <br />look like a circus clown while flashing ruby lips <br />and having studied all the makers rules and tips. <br /> <br />Stand in the shower, man so said the poofter friend, <br />hair must be soft and willing and not stand on end, <br />he made no move to come and keep me company <br />perhaps he'd wait for me to finish, then he'd see. <br /> <br />The touch be soft and gentle said the little book, <br />the blade will find each little crevice and each nook, <br />this shaver has been made in Solingen, my man, <br />by German craftsmen and this means this razor can, <br />it is superior to the modern day Gillette, <br />to Schick and Wilkinson as well and you can bet <br />that so much money thrown to mediocre stuff <br />all to create your facial image in the buff. <br /> <br />So when you see the name spelled Merkur (say MurkOOr) <br />you load the blade inside its head, just making sure <br />that a loud click is heard to lock the cutter in <br />and then you start with gentle strokes, from cheek to chin. <br /> <br />Well, I must say that using tools that Grandpa praised <br />is just a trifle shocking and I am amazed <br />how old traditions are discarded without care <br />until the time arrives where someone might compare, <br />and see the error in our ways, the frantic haste. <br />Inside the greenhouse it's a policy of waste.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/back-to-shaving/
