Chores Deferred
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A minute poem has three stanzas, each with a syllable count of 8 4 4 4.
Total syllable count is 60. The rhyme scheme is aabb ccdd eeff.
How will my household chores get done?
They're just no fun.
I'd rather write
about this plight.
Great piles of clothes and dishes hope
for cleansing soap.
Another time,
I'll banish grime.
Today a "Minute" calls my name.
This prompt's to blame
for undone work
I had to shirk!
received NA in an open-choice contest on April 10, 2022
September 17, 2022
entered in the Your Second Chance 2nd Submission: Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Sotto Poet
Copyright © Janice Canerdy | Year Posted 2022
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