All over Washington D.C.
He flies with pomp and pride
Donald Trump, President
Surveys the swamp overhead
Of wrath and promises bold
He vows to cleanse the deep
Swamp's dark waters
His axe to wield
America great again to keep
© daniel miltz
Categories:
cleaner, political,
Form: Free verse
"As you live deep in the heart, the mirror gets clearer and cleaner".- quote by Rumi
Majestic and a clean heart when it was born.
Immense sponge absorbing the best and the worst of life,
Risking purity to abandon its principles.
Reconsider about cleaning where your heart reflects.
Offer yourself the best image
for the others to look at.
Reset mistakes diving deep inside, where you only can go.
Categories:
cleaner, birth, confidence, deep, devotion,
Form: Acrostic
He gifted his girl with a doll
he brought home from every trip.
Oh, how the beauty would enthrall!
Always her heart would flop and flip.
A doll so rigid stiff and straight,
she had to have a pedestal
just to support he couture’s weight!
Her fashions were incredible.
Her essence was molded plastic.
Her hair and eye color unique.
Her formal wear was fantastic,
fairly fashioned of worthy pique.
Each doll distinct in color and dress.
A favorite, a darked-haired beauty.
Her frock of emerald finesse,
not just another frail cutie!
A collection long lost to time
as is each chenille pipe cleaner.
I cherish moments of their prime,
and their glamorous demeanor.
Categories:
cleaner, emotions, fashion, father daughter,
Form: Rhyme
The worst wedding gift I ever received was a vacuum cleaner.
I despise vacuuming and my dog hate the sound of it.
I wanted elegant things – glass goblets, droplet prisms,
lace curtains, not a small round annoyingly loud vacuum
cleaner. Thanks Mom and Dad. Great gift! This was before
you could make a list. You got whatever someone else
wanted to get rid of. They ordered a new one for themselves’
we received their hand-me-down-one.
Categories:
cleaner, wedding,
Form: Narrative
The toilet cleaner
A tough stains remover
A germs killer
An odour refreshener
A smart cleaner
Even the dirtiest place
Will shine again
But never for the curses from our mouths
But never for the devils in our hearts
But never for the guilty stains in our histories
And so urgently to be found
The super cleaner
And so urgently wanted
The super cleaner
Categories:
cleaner, character, education,
Form: Free verse
Before you hire that cleaner,
Check their pockets for 3 things that will get your house cleaner.
A wooden toothpick will get rid of the gunk that stops your taps being cleaner,
A wooden oven skewer has a longer reach to make an oven cleaner,
A tooth brush to work its magic to get clean even cleaner.
Categories:
cleaner, addiction, appreciation, art, beautiful,
Form: Light Verse
than when i was with them
Categories:
cleaner, poetry,
Form: Free verse
I walked to school most mornings when there is no sparing of a bus token.
Every morning with no daily routine broken.
I witness Mister Charlie in his immaculate green uniform, wheeling his three-wheel barrel with the burden of a shovel and push-broom down the main street.
In all weather, the icy cold to the blistering heat.
There is a proud and contented look upon his face.
If he had some unfilled longings there was no trace.
No look of discernment crowns his head, of his fitted place.
No Bothersome thoughts of his menial labor as a disgrace.
After the years he spent fighting in the war, To him, it is an honorable
job to be working for the city.
Even when the crowd is thick and the street is busy.
To many, he was a floating fixture taken for granted.
To others, he was acknowledged and appreciated.
To me he was a stimulus for moral thinking, living in the state of mind of the beauty of simplicity that life affords him.
The memory of my childhood in 1959. Copyright 2016 Looking At The Light At The Bottom of The Lake.
Categories:
cleaner, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Think for a dad-bloomin' minute, if you will,
About a world totally free of our trash
There would no longer be need for a landfill.
This earth, I say, could replenish in a flash
If we all were not so blasted arrogant,
Wasteful and silly with our almighty cash.
Entitlement makes selfishly confident
Strewing literally tons of litter out--
We must not be so thoughtless and ignorant.
The oceans will send up a glorious shout
All the creatures will be happier and bright
The world will be much cleaner without a doubt.
And, the earth will soon be a beautiful sight
Without our dirty stinking garbage to fight.
Written on February 14, 2021
For D. W. Rodgers Contest
"While the Earth Gently Moans"
Categories:
cleaner, earth, environment,
Form: Terza Rima
For all the work you do,
those daily chores beyond the norm
in a pinch you come through,
a vacuum cleaner built so strong.
For you my electric power broom
on dust and grit do raid.
You chase dirt from any room.
So very thankful you were made.
A vacuum cleaner, dust buster machine
this is an ode to you
Can't just say you're a woman's routine
a man needs a sturdy one too.
10/6/20
Categories:
cleaner, appreciation,
Form: Ode
You make my life so easy
sucking up the dirt and fluff,
hair that makes me quite queasy
and all sorts of unmentionable stuff.
You never get tired or wheezy
and help when things get rough.
Or when I feel rather uneasy,
you show you’re always tough enough.
Theme 2
48 words
Categories:
cleaner, humorous,
Form: Ode
Oh, mighty vacuum cleaner, like magic,
you gobble debris polluting my domain
that pervades carpets, surfaces, and air-
leaving behind, a spotless, pristine home.
Oh, vacuum cleaner- fancying you could
direct your sweeping power over Earth-
suck in its choking, atmospheric grime;
eliminate, cleanse- alike my tiny world.
October 5, 2020
Contest: In Praise Of The Ode
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
2. For a Vacuum Cleaner
Rules: 8 lines, 6 words per line
Categories:
cleaner, earth, home, pollution,
Form: Ode
We glide together clearing grime away
Along murky rooms, under thick rugs
I lean on your unconditional care,
Absorbing this debris of my life.
Never mind the uproar you bring
For the comfort shared is enough
Protecting me from filth and trash-
Dust-buster, now I can spa!
In Praise of the Ode Contest
Sponsored by Nette Onclaud
Oct 5, 2020
Categories:
cleaner, appreciation,
Form: Ode
Oh, blessed vacuum cleaner, faithful friend
True in service to the end.
Every day I count my luck,
Grateful for your powerful suck.
My carpets pristine, quite dust free,
With very little work from me.
No wonder, after all you’ve meant,
They named you after a President
Theme No. 2
4th October 2020
In Praise of the Ode Contest
Sponsor - Nette Onclaud
Categories:
cleaner, work,
Form: Ode
Just because, a President is important
shouldn't mean
that a cleaner, is not as important
Just because, someone is brainier than others
shouldn’t mean
that they are, more significant than others
Just because, someone has more skills than others
shouldn’t mean
that they are, more important than others
Just because, someone wears a suit
shouldn’t mean
that others, would wear one
Just because, someone has a desk job
shouldn’t mean
that others, would want one
Just because, many struggle in life
shouldn’t mean
that just a few, have a luxurious life
Categories:
cleaner, abuse, discrimination, humanity, identity,
Form: Rhyme
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