Fitted Sheets

Do a wash with fitted sheets
And often, you’ll be finding
Socks or t-shirts stuck inside
In need of some unwinding.

For as the dryer spins around
Such items are attracted
Into the vortex of those sheets
And need to be extracted.

It’s easy to forget to look
So by the time I spy them,
The cycle’s almost finished
And there isn’t time to dry them.

Each laundry day I wonder,
As I open the machines,
What those sheets have trapped; today
It was a pair of sopping jeans!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Wolf Avatar
November 11, 2018 at 6:49 PM
Ah, a real winner here, Ilene! So rhythmically worded, and so, so true … In my house we look for forgotten nickels, dimes, and quarters---and just hope that we don't find the remains of dollar bills! :) gw
Leiser Avatar
November 9, 2018 at 5:51 PM
Ha! I totally can relate to this! Such a fun and entertaining poem, Ilene! Enjoyed this :)
Leffanta Avatar
November 9, 2018 at 12:50 PM
If the Ladies Home Journal (?) is still published, you should send your poem to them for publication as it certainly deserves a wider audience! Aloha! Rico
Hinshaw Avatar
November 9, 2018 at 11:52 AM
Interesting that I had that very experience today, Ilene! Frustrating indeed! Keep on spinning your down to earth, every day situations that we face. Enjoy them - Bob
Wanter Avatar
November 8, 2018 at 6:30 PM
I love the way you write about down to earth living. Now if we could just get those fitted sheets to stay fitted to the mattress corners...
Dietrich Avatar
November 8, 2018 at 6:20 PM
oh my, sopping jeans!! This is clever as always!! I just love your homespun poetry tales.
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