Dishes

Dishes in the sink

Never dirtied by me

How they got there

It sure beats me.

 

I went to bed, same time last night

In the kitchen in the morning, the typical fright

Stacked high, from places unknown

Hang on a minute, the bloody kids are home.

 

Thanks for the tea mum, were all off out

We will do these dishes, honestly and devout

They sneak back in and head up the stairs

In the morning these dishes, are growing bloody hairs

 

Maybe their creating an ecology system

Ask them to wash them, they sure ain't listening

Maybe its time to kick them out

But being loving parents, that i very much doubt.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009


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Date: 5/12/2015 8:30:00 PM
James,Funny but with a serious tone on it!:)~olive eloisa xxx
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Date: 5/13/2015 3:57:00 PM
Written in 2009, yep, the tale of the unwashed dishes go back to then and further. Hugs, James xx
Date: 3/16/2011 6:44:00 AM
excellent James, dare i suggest a dish washer? glad i read this featured poem today. Harry
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Date: 3/15/2011 5:58:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week James. Have a wonderful week and may you have baskets full of inspiration come your way. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/13/2011 9:34:00 PM
cute one, made me laugh, congrats on having it featured this week
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Date: 3/13/2011 4:58:00 PM
Congrats James on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. wonderful words to share with us all my friend with luv...
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Date: 8/7/2009 1:12:00 PM
LOL. I have been through this one on more than one occasion. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 5/25/2009 3:22:00 PM
Got a chuckle out of this one. It's amazing how fast those dishes stack up and how many can pretend they don't see them. Enjoyed this one. Karen
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Date: 4/24/2009 2:58:00 PM
That's very clever and witty! The only thing I thought wasn't smooth about it was the usage of the word bloody over and over. But that's probably because I'm American
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