Eve Roper Poet Limerick

A Tribute To a Major Appliance Dishwasher

I'm an Ultra Quiet with a whir
Frigidaire 24” Built-In White Dishwasher
Energy saver 
With hot and cold stir
Oh yes they do make a dishwasher

I’m getting so old they just don't know
They think I can do the job like a pro
Baskets are crumbling
Rust on everything
I'm ready to blow and overflow

Naive people believe what labels sell
They use a lemon scent liquid gel
States; “No" pre-washing
Leaves dishes sparkling 
All lies, it makes the dishes look like hell

They have hard water in their home
So the liquid soap makes no foam
Barnacles have formed
Heating elements deformed
I'm tired of their complaints when they get home

I'm an Ultra Quiet with a snore
Frigidaire 24” Built-In White Dishwasher
Energy saver 
No, not any more
Oh yes, they do need a new dishwasher

9/22/2015

Contest Name: A Tribute to a Major Appliance 
Sponsor: Mary Oliver Rotman

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Sandra Haight September 24, 2015 at 8:02 PM Made me laugh, Eve! Very well done! Great Limerick and personification of the old dishwasher! Al the best for the contest. Hugs, Sandra

Sara Kendrick September 24, 2015 at 1:17 PM Cute one!! I got a chuckle while reading this one..Thanks for your visit..Sara Eve Roper September 24, 2015 at 5:57 PM Thank you, Sara, I guess a person has something to write when it really is true. Hugs Eve

Len Gasun September 24, 2015 at 8:34 AM A very delightful poem to read my dear friend, Eve. I'm so glad to read it tonight. I know this will do well in the contest. Best wishes my dear friend and thank you so much for sharing! love lots and biggest hug, Leonora Eve Roper September 24, 2015 at 5:58 PM Thank you, Leonora, for your confidence and your support sweet friend. Hugs Eve

Andrea Dietrich September 23, 2015 at 9:39 PM very good one on a dishwasher and it sounds like it could be MINE. That thing was supposed to be best on market but oh my gosh, even from the start it was not great. we don't have soft water and I figure nothing will ever work for us, so today I am the damn dishwasher in the house. uggggg Eve Roper September 23, 2015 at 9:46 PM Haha.... I do have a water softening system and it helps some but it still causes a lot of problems. I don't mind washing the dishes they do come out cleaner then the dishwasher. Hugs Eve

Pam Deremer September 23, 2015 at 1:56 PM I enjoyed your poem. Thank you.

Constance La France September 23, 2015 at 11:48 AM Eve, this write is quite fun, I love the line " I 'm a ultra quiet with a snore" best of luck in the contest and thanks for visiting my poem, Broken Wings ...

Wilma Neels September 23, 2015 at 9:11 AM Eve, I just love your wit in this write. All the best for the contest :)

Laura Leiser September 22, 2015 at 8:57 PM This is such a clever and entertaining write, Eve! I enjoyed it very much :) Eve Roper September 22, 2015 at 10:30 PM I'm washing my dishes by hand because of this delma. I doesn't bother me but the hard water is realy upsetting me because it is like coral. Thank you for reading Hugs Eve

Mark Woods September 22, 2015 at 6:35 PM Dishwashers are such a marvellous appliance, but I love taking the kids somewhere there isn't one. Show them what the "olden" days were like! I enjoyed this, nice write

Barbara Gorelick September 22, 2015 at 5:56 PM Made me smile...poor old thing..Imagine having a deformed heating element!. this should do well! BG