The Lord is my technician,
I shall not err
He makes me work effectively well in my workplace
He brings me back my good condition
He screwed my loose parts firmly in His side.
He repairs the spare parts of my body and soul
for my wellness, holiness and proficiency sake.
Even though I work overtime as needed;
I still have time for Him,
Thy divine tool and Holy Spirit fix me
Thou apply conversion lubricants to my rusty parts and soul;
My engine and spirit runneth smoothly,
Surely productivity and efficiency shall generate on me
all the days of my missions
And my owner will be glad on me
And I will function well in His company as long as I live.
Categories:
appliance, faith,
Form: Free verse
I own a Korean appliance store
Protestors smashed my front door
broke all the windows, trashed the floor
then stripped the shelves, but there's more
to this story than meets the eye
I've always been the friendly neighborhood guy
hiring drop-outs, ex-cons, some drunk or high
extending bad credit to help folks buy...
The damage done just breaks my heart
to pick up the pieces, make a brand-new start
at my age makes no sense; it's not so smart
This neighborhood's signaled: Leave! Depart!
But before I go, I'd like to ask
a question that my brain does rack --
Why don't they jail criminals in this country
Where's justice for shopkeepers, like my wife and me?
Categories:
appliance, betrayal, how i feel,
Form: Narrative
Looking at appliances
(My fridge is on the fritz)
I noticed there are trends to which
Each company commits.
For kitchen items mostly come
In silver stainless steel,
A modern look that to my taste
Does not have much appeal.
I like refrigerators
That are plain and simply white,
Though finding one to fit has been
A disappointing plight.
At last a few have surfaced
Which is cause for some bravado
Yet I’d settle for the stainless
More than gold* or avocado*!
*popular appliance colors in the 1960’s
Categories:
appliance, color,
Form: Rhyme
Oh My Gosh! What’s the matter with you?
You could be squatting outside over a fire!
So you have to clean me once in awhile…big deal!
I slave for you with never a thank you.
Turn a knob and I heat your fancy pans..
I simmer, I boil, I bake for hours…
And what do I get in return…whining
about the new self cleaning ovens…stainless
steel the big “I have to have”! I may be plain
but I never let you down. and yet…you sigh
whenever you have to wipe a spill.
So who's fault it that?
You’re the one who was gossiping on the phone..
Not my fault! I hate to be the one to tell you..but
You’re A Crummy Cook!”..I do my best but
you’ve got to follow a recipe…you’re not a natural!..
Awwwhhh, forget it I’m tired. You don’t listen anyway…
Who cares if you order take out tomorrow…
Not me, that’s for sure…
Categories:
appliance, humor, imagination,
Form: Verse
A Tribute To A Major Appliance
A flick is all I need….
To get you going in my hour of need…
It matters not the time nor the need…
For it is a habit born out of need…
Till it is so ingrained even if there isn’t any need…
A flick is all I need….
To get you purring in smooth speed…
It matters not how well you speed…
For you are perpetually set at one speed…
Till the room is blessed with relief from your speed…
A flick is all I need…
To get the most out of you…
It matters not others may find you obsolete…
For there is air conditioning indeed…
Till some others overlook your deed…
A flick is all I need…
To get you going when I step in or out of my room…
It matters greatly that your presence ventilates my room..
For there is no cool air conditioning in my room.…
Till then I have absolute trust you are best for my room…
A flick is all I need….. My ceiling fan for my cooling needs!
5Oct 2015
Categories:
appliance, appreciation, cool, dedication, happy,
Form: Light Verse
Dear Fridge, you’re getting up in years. Oh, my!
How many now? You must be twenty-five!
The dishwasher already I’ve seen die.
How ever have YOU managed to survive?
Sir Oven also is a hanger-on,
But rarely do I spend my time with HIM!
I use his stove sometimes to cook upon.
Too bad you kitchen things can’t keep me slim!
You never rest! I open up your door.
The produce you’ve been keeping fresh I see;
The cheeses, breads, and butter, even more:
Cold casseroles and pizza tempting me!
I do not clean you often. That is mean!
I ought to prize more my appliance queen.
Categories:
appliance, humor,
Form: Sonnet
I really love the dishwasher
And so does Mum and Dad!
We filled it after every meal,
Until one day I heard a squeal!
Water had poured all over the floor
But hadn’t made it under the door!
Until the appliance was in the pink
Dishes were washed in the sink.
That really was not much fun,
It’s fair to say it was none!
Dishwashers can break in a blink
But it’s so much better than using the sink!
Categories:
appliance, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme
Hey little fridgy-widgy,
Where’s my fishy-wishy?
Is it hiding in the back,
Or lost in a crack?
Let me at it,
Gonna grab it,
With a mini fridge attack.
Eww, its swathed in icky mold,
But the fish was not that old.
I assert that you must
Shake off all your rust.
Don’t you ditch me,
Fridgy-widgy;
Say you’ll always keep food cold.
You say you’ve lost your drive,
And will not long survive.
But you’re my best chum,
That’s kept food numb,
And like a pup,
I’ve raised you up
Since nineteen eighty five.
In fact, you are living proof,
That I haven’t lost my youth.
You’ve been plugged in,
Through thick and thin,
Though my family
Have all left me,
But I wish you were rustproof!
Categories:
appliance, anxiety, appreciation, journey,
Form: Rhyme
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
Categories:
appliance, fun,
Form: Limerick
R emember how
E ffortlessly your
F ather would
R emove his
I cy cold beer before
G ame Time?
E ach can was
R ippling with an
A phrodesiac of
T he fermented grain.
O h, how I still
R emember those
S ips he let me have...
Categories:
appliance, appreciation, drink, father, memory,
Form: Acrostic
Nigella Lawson
Her food my source of inspiration
Cooking up a storm of exotic tastes
A master chef on the hot plates
09-13-2015
Categories:
appliance, food,
Form: Clerihew
Stove is a device used for heating or
cooking food.
There are wood, coal, electric and
gas stoves.
Oven is a part of the stove used for
baking cakes and other recipes.
Stofa is an old english word used
in the antiquity.
The first stoves were used in Rome.
Modern stoves has a glass top.
Stoves come in many sizes and colors.
An appliance that has been very beneficial
to modern kitchens.
Categories:
appliance, education,
Form: Free verse
I used to be called ice box.
To protect my integrity, I need to be cold.
At any degree, I am o.k. with myself.
Made of steel; I am strong.
To move me, would be difficult.
Any tears are now frozen within me.
What is inside of me remains good and safe.
See the light and
You find things of substance and value there.
I do not mind being called frigid.
If I should break down;
You would be sorry,
Not able to feed your needs.
You use me and take me for granted.
I have been here at your convenience,
To get what you want!
Categories:
appliance, humorous, integrity,
Form: Personification
Never once gave thought
How appliances make life easy,
We have all become lazy
For they do the work for you and me.
How would we keep food
If there's no fridgeadaire,
Buy grocery's as we eat them
To expensive we wouldnt dare.
Cooking wouldnt be possible
For we wouldnt have a range,
We'd have to gather many twigs
Figure the way they need arranged.
What about our dishes
Our luxeries to get them clean,
Dish pan hand's would develop
With dishwashers now this isnt seen.
Our clothes are another issue
Modern day washer and dryer,
Without these would cause pain
For our painful hand would tire.
I have many nice things
One can take all they wish,
Please dont take my appliances
For they are my life and ones i would miss.
Categories:
appliance, funny, life,
Form: Rhyme
Time is a pale salamander
swishing past my empty window;
as my children look at me, cornerwise,
in my accelerated process of aging,
I sit as half-ghost in waiting,
half-kitchen appliance in manner and deed.
Whatever they expected eludes me;
the gold-leaf incandescence of immortality,
perhaps; not to visibly fail before
their now saddening, disappointed eyes.
There is little I can bequeath verbally,
or impart with clandestine look,
or allude to with symbolic gesture,
except to write in spirit that all goodbyes,
even silent and motionless ones,
have to start somewhere…
Categories:
appliance, daughter, family, life, loss,
Form: Blank verse
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