Hello Poetry Lovers
Once again I could not resist another prompt from Sue Burge’s Mind Gym. This one featured Cleaning cum Housework. One of my favourite themes, I immediately put pen to paper.
Now you must remember being round someone’s house as a child, and it was like a new pin. Wasn’t it a bore?! Couldn’t go anywhere or touch anything! You were pleased to get home! Well, I tried to capture those gleaming places. Do read on….
Housewives Choice
Auntie Joan polished her walnut radiogram to a brutal shine
Auntie Doris’ red carpet was to be ate off
Auntie Betty had a living room that was never used
And vacuuming was a regular occurrence round auntie Prue’s
It’s hum carried through her gleaming window
Our own crunchy Lino and unmade beds
Complimented the butler sink full of washing up
And the neglected laundry pile
Discarded peas on the kitchen rug
Watching Daktari on a dust soaked telly
Sitting on a crumbed sofa
More comfortable than theirs could ever be!
H Moulson 2023
Thanks for reading, PL’s. I hope it brought back all those bore visits for you too. I mean, who lives like that?! I want to hear your memories please….
Tune in again real soon for more poetry action…
Heather Moulson 