No one waters them.
Tiny cells plead, but TV
seems more important.
Natural born plant killers
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Tag Archives: housework
Ironing as a metaphor
Smoothing over the
wrinkles in life takes more cold
cash than hot metal.
What a bargain
Shopped a membership
warehouse store today. Got six
years’ worth of ketchup.
Disorganized
Incrementally
I clean unearthing a clear
space on the table.
Duct cleaning
Heating system dust –
particles of previous
occupants’ lives, selves.
Double entendre overheard at LaGuardia
“We’re domestic,” a
blonde woman tells her daughter
in line at the gate.
Headache
Accomplished nothing
’til I took Motrin a whip
that tamed this tiger
Toil and trouble
Cleaning is like con-
fession. You’re surprised by dirt
under the surface.
Time to start supper
Some people like to
cook. Then there’s me who dreads that
thing called dinner hour.
Gentlewomen’s lament
God rest ye merry
gentlemen? I don’t see them
lifting a finger!
a haiku a day 