Just as powerful as a CEO is the Dj,
underdog who sends a message to you.
Sharing something you relate to sticks,
turntables and lyrics can start a chant.
Instantly a bond is created with no alibi,
crowd control that’s as lethal as arsenic
enters eardrums changing the narrative.
Yard to be stomped hard wood harmony,
each foot adds sparks to an eclectic tune.
Let the rhythm accentuate that disco ball,
labor of love sent out a ‘May we all’
inspiring the floor to move like confetti.
Neat as a pin the spiral thrown is clean,
gaining traction as the beat’s scratching.
It's happened again, dammit
And try as I might
Spring cleaning's an urge
I just cannot fight
I need a remedy NOW
For this kind of addiction
As I'm down on my knees
Scrubbing the kitchen
It's a terrible affliction
An absolute blight
I started at dawn
Now it's late in the night
The days been a blur
A whirlwind of cleaning
A hysterical enthusiasm
Untempered by reasoning
But when it's all done and dusted
And (temporarily) neat as a pin
I'll be pleased I gave into the urge
And sit down with a gin
While cleaning a closet, I came across
An envelope which held
Report cards from first grade on up,
The proof that I’d excelled.
Yet stuck between the cards I found
A little penciled note
In writing that I recognized
And this is what she wrote:
“Your closet needs cleaning, I’m sure you can tell
So talk on the phone less time to your Ell.*
Throw out the old things, cards, letters, shoes, too.
I’m sure there are some things you’ll keep – a few.
The rest of your room is as neat as a pin.
Clean out your closet – then the world can look in.”
This message from my mom, a poem
Reminded me today
That rhyming surely came to me
Within my DNA.
*Elliot, my high school boyfriend
I wrote this for my sister in law who’s oven is as clean as the day it was fitted many moons ago and it is used by her as much as any other families.
Linda,s oven
Squeeky clean
Linda,s oven
Pristine dream
Linda,s oven
Free from fat
Linda,s oven
Immaculate
Linda,s oven
Baking mutton
Linda,s oven
Clean as a button
Linda,s oven
Roast spuds in
Linda,s oven
Neat as a pin
Linda,s oven
Pie dish buttered
Linda,s oven
Still uncluttered
Linda,s oven
Clean like new
Linda,s oven
No spilt stew
Linda,s oven
Roasting ham
Linda,s oven
Spic and span
Linda,s oven
Grease, theres none
Linda,s oven
Perfection.
delightfully elegant
Pleasantly refined
Heaven sent
Wine and dined
A strand of pearls
Adorned her collar
Enraged the girls
When they saw her
Called a whore
and other slang
Birds hit the floor
when she sang
Never endured
The touch of a man
Read the good word
Pleased by her hand
Waist petite
Perfect breasts
Clean meat
Trimmed nest
Skin of satin
Painted nails
Neat as a pin
Whistles and bells
Pinky erect
Sipping tea
Others pecked
Relentlessly
Bible kept
Against her heart
If she wept
Tears were art
Delicate feet
Float like grace
Danced to the beat
Painting her space
Kept no company
He filled her cup
Tithed her pennies
He lifted her up
"They are a perfect couple
Never fight
Never a derogatory word
ALWAYS together
Home neat as a pin
ALWAYS time for the kids
Church every Sunday"
This is what neighbor Jones says
An old saying goes -
"If a couple are always together
One is a collie dog"
Never fight?
Then both are brain dead
Rule is - 'Never both get angry at the same time'
Never a derogatory word?
Even J.C. couldn't manage
Then there is the 'Hughes sickness' -
Home neat as a pin
Masks
No pets
EVERYTHING antibacterial
If they ALWAYS have time for the kids
It's made time
"Those damn rebellious kids!"
Church every sunday?
OF COURSE
There has to be someplace to catch up on sleep
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