My Saturday Morning Job

Saturday mornings my list was quite clear,
Pull out the comet and toilet bowl brush.
Windex, perfect to polish the mirror,
Finish the toilet with one final flush.

Scrubbing the sink till faucets do glisten,
Empty the countertop, free from clutter.
Scour the bathtub, with so much ambition,
While under my breath, complaints I utter.

Our shower the biggest job of them all,
With its showerhead and sliding glass doors.
Standing inside to scrub ceramic walls,
Finally finished by washing the floors.

Child labor I’d cry when I was not paid,
When I grow up, I am getting a maid.


Shakespearian Sonnet
10 syllables per line
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11.27.2014
Contest: Jobs
7th

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 12/17/2014 10:03:00 PM
Cleaning the bathroom is never a fun job, but we have to do it... unless we're one of the lucky ones who can afford a maid, of course!... Congrats on your win, Brenda. Well done!
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Date: 12/13/2014 4:35:00 PM
Hi Brenda, catching up on my reading on PS! Congratulations on your win in the job contest! Made me laugh cause it brought back memories of that not-so-fun chore! Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 12/13/2014 2:46:00 PM
brilliant write Brenda 0 the final couplet made me laugh:-) Hugs Jan x
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Date: 12/12/2014 9:06:00 PM
congratulations Brenda on this well deserved win
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Date: 12/12/2014 11:27:00 AM
I love this Brenda,congrats on the win; cleanliness is next to godliness
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Date: 12/11/2014 9:27:00 PM
Funny stuff, what a coincidence, I had to clean the bathroom once a week too...lol. Congrats. BG
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Date: 12/11/2014 2:05:00 PM
Brenda,congratulations on your win, Blessings 7 I still hate the job
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Date: 12/11/2014 12:05:00 PM
This was a very difficult job but you did your very best with cleaning those bathroom fixtures..Thanks for sharing this part of your life with us..Sara
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Date: 12/11/2014 8:53:00 AM
Well crafted [piece, congrats on the win
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Date: 11/28/2014 2:56:00 PM
Loved this! Reminded me of my janitorial job at the church when I was in my teens! Thanks for sharing!
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Date: 11/28/2014 12:39:00 PM
Lovely sonnet Brenda , really appreciate the concluding part my dear friend! Form itself is so great we all know!
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Date: 11/28/2014 11:10:00 AM
Very clever Miss Brenda! D-E-L-I-G-H-T-F-U-L in fact!!! Huggsies, from a fellow Canucky, Jack XXX
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Brenda Meier-Hans
Date: 11/28/2014 12:37:00 PM
Thanks so much Jack
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