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Hardrock Senior Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 948New Hampshire, USA 
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10,000 Towels These are the days of 10,000 towels, But there’s nobody here but us three. These are the days of 1,000 plates, But nobody eats here but me. These are the days of the 500 sheets, But no bed has more than two. These are the days of 200 rugs, But my house has full carpet through. These are the days of the vacuum cleaner, That only fits my hand. Tho’ I live 200 miles from the beach, The bag overflows with sand. My pantry is littered with grocery bags, And still there is nothing to eat. And there’s 50 pairs of assorted shoes, Tho’ rarely seen on feet. Where does it come from? I ask in despair, Yet no one accepts the blame. I’m not looking to punish, I’ve gone beyond that, I want to know from whence it came. Do the house-dirty fairies come in at night, Do THEY throw all this stuff around? When they leave, do they take a single sock, Simply to confound. Is my auto-washer my only love, The sweetest sound I hear? Is my only warmth my clothes dryer, When I’m folding near? Is this my given lot in life, To forever clean this house? Even if I wanted to, I’ve not time to find a spouse. If I give up for just one day, I’ll be overrun. Then it will be twice as hard, Housework ain’t no fun. |
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kynder Senior Member
since 2000-04-11
Posts 537Tallahassee, Florida |
oh dear marv... you echo my brain today. i posted two already but i had to post my new one, deliverance. kinda on the same wavelength... not a surprise when it comes to you and me!!! love this one!!!!!!!! i am putting it in my library!! kynder Sunshine can not bleach The snow, Nor time unmake what Poets know. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Deborah1 Senior Member
since 2000-06-22
Posts 653New Hampshire |
Yes!!!! they do come in at night, Ive known this forever now!! Just loved the whole concept, what an idea to elaborate on....that mind of yours, I agree a keeper, but they all are!!!! Your versatililty amazes me. The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose...--Hada Bejar |
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lotharingia Senior Member
since 2000-06-04
Posts 897saarbruecken, Germany |
Hahaha! How true. Nothing is more boring than housework, though it can be therapeutic too. I am convinced that there is an invisible dust monster in my house that sheds dust wherever it goes. Your poems are just so good that I can't find adequate words to describe them! You have to be a genius to write an entertaining poem about housework, after all!  Lotharingia "Dreams are life, reality, creation" Miguel de Unanumo |
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Magebeast Member
since 2000-07-19
Posts 60 |
Yes...I definitely agree...eeeeeeevil housework. A good poem, as always |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Marvelous poem sir! I think this would be great in Open Forum..if you're so inclined to venture there!  |
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LarBear Member
since 2000-06-23
Posts 138Kingston, New York |
HardRock, If word would clean a house, your would be spotless. Good poem. LarBear PS. EMAIL lws68@juno.com Try that one. |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Hardrock, My sentiments exactly!!! I hate cleaning, but it has to be done. Nice writing here. You made me smile with the ending. LW Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Oh geez, that was another good one. I know the sock monster well. He is accompanied by the towel demon, and the dirty dish ghost. Hate em all! They laugh at me regularly. Amazing the things you can make a poem out of... |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~Ok Hardrock,...I've seen it all now. hehe. A most superb poem about housework. You are so flexible in your writings,...it's really wonderful. Truly. Honestly. Great. Be well H. *Peace. |
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demoninlove Member
since 2000-02-11
Posts 211Dehradun |
Dear Hardrock So very versatile and imaginative and always hitting the nail on the head - chuckles with pleasure reading your wonderful poem Deepak |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
Do the house-dirty fairies come in at night, Do THEY throw all this stuff around? When they leave, do they take a single sock, Simply to confound. You have me smiling soooo hard this morning my jaws ache...such an enjoyable write..from the lost socks that must fly off to sock heaven to the many shoes etc... thank you..for this aching smile Maureen |
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