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Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

0 posted 2002-03-28 10:33 PM

Just Doing The Laundry
By: Noah Eaton
3/28/02

The laundromats are filled with onomatopoeia
Inspiration seems to come split by the minute, lickety-split
This can be a bubble bath or just another soap opera
Underneath these thoughts there are many thoughts to share I'm certain

Ooohhhhhh...a nickel or dime for all this time you've got to sigh
How great to know it's free of charge, and there ain't no contradictions
Between the lines I'll just be adding more lines
I'll just bide my time, put in some Tide and have my creative juices flowing

Splish-splash, I'm taking a bath, in your heart it's a fact
I dream so much I just wish I could go to the Caymans or see a doctor
Scrub it up, scrub it up, wishy-wash all these thoughts until they're hanging on the stall
Hang them up to dry, synopsize these puns,
wait till the synecdoches grow from their shrunken size

I never did a single thing but dream away evermore
It is miraculous what you can find, it's all just laundry service
So dream on, dream on, and overlook your signature metaphor
Watch the kaleidoscope thoughts spin on and on, you can't resist it

[This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (03-28-2002 10:35 PM).]

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

1 posted 2002-03-28 10:45 PM

Noah, this is the wilder side of you...
Extreme and sudsy. ThisDiamond

skyshine

Member Elite

since 2002-02-07

Posts 3058
Beneath the northern stars

2 posted 2002-03-28 10:46 PM

This is very interesting to read, Noah. Isn't it amazing how an ordinary thing like laundry can be inspirational?

sky

I'm in charge, and I say question authority!

Skyfire

Member Elite

since 2000-12-27

Posts 3381
Riding

3 posted 2002-03-28 11:41 PM

Definately different! Thanks for the read Noah! Oh this was too cool!

Victoria

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since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

4 posted 2002-03-28 11:48 PM

Getting domestic on us Noah haa. A fun read indeed..hugss

~Vic

AniKay83
Member

since 2000-06-28

Posts 388
Missing Since 1999

5 posted 2002-03-28 11:59 PM

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Very, very cool.
'You can't resist it."
~Chrissy

"No one has ever loved ~anyone~ the way ~everyone~ wants to be loved"
~Mignon McLaughlin~

[This message has been edited by AniKay83 (03-29-2002 12:00 AM).]

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

6 posted 2002-03-29 11:23 AM

I don't think I've EVER had this much fun at a washateria, M'toe. *G* You've made a simple task into an adventure... and it's delightful. *S*

Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

7 posted 2002-03-29 08:42 PM

I just LOVE this one, Noah...
Its so nice to see your less serious, playful side.

~soapy hugs~

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Spirit Of Twilight
Member

since 2002-01-11

Posts 116
India

8 posted 2002-04-06 06:40 AM

Noah,
This is so witty and cute....I enjoyed myself so much reading this lovely soapy poem...uhm...It's summer here in India and I am going to play with lots of soap and water!
Great poem...keep writing!
Neha

Marsha

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since 2000-07-10

Posts 7423
Maidstone Kent England

9 posted 2002-04-06 07:05 AM

Noah darling boy this is so delightful, I love to see you play with words. And this is a frothy confection of soapy delight. Utterly utterly fabulous writing I love it.

Well written darling boy very well written

Love and warm stuff
As always
Mushy

To give light to them that sit in darkness..... to guide our feet into the way of peace Luke 2:79

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

10 posted 2002-04-06 08:23 AM

Like everyone above..I enjoyed the playfulness in yor words...

hugss
M

strbbux
Member Elite

since 2001-12-19

Posts 3859

11 posted 2002-04-06 09:29 AM

HAHAHAHA This was so bubbly, so much fun. Nice one Noah, floria

Floria

"Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them"
(Oliver Wendell Holmes)

Accordionmaid
Member

since 2001-10-28

Posts 153
MA/USA

12 posted 2002-04-06 10:39 AM

Life = Doing The Laundry. Someone told me to "get a life," once. I've tried, and have decided that it's probably the one for me...it can involve anything, really...loved your poem.

Bill Charles
Member Patricius

since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

13 posted 2002-04-06 11:17 AM

Noah - a great write from you, scrubba dubba, do that laundry in the tubba...

BC

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