Short Cleaning Poems

Short Cleaning Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Cleaning by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Cleaning by length and keyword.


Teeth Grief

Cleaning teeth, what a relief,
When you know where they have been,
What I forced them to eat today
Really was obscene.
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member The Fish House

The Fish House

sea
salt air
reminds me
screen door slamming
smells
smiles
I shared
with my Dad
fish cleaning chores
peace
Form: Lanterne

A Wash and Fold Senryu

my clothes dryer...
                                    cleaning out its
                                    belly button
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Angst of Chores

fast…work is done…slow
quickly…cleaning…sluggishly
a.m. & p.m.
the angst anchored in stalling
then accomplishing it all
Form: Tanka

Premium Member SPRING CLEANING

spring light sifting, quiet, keen lifting dust motes like old dreams that rise, then drift away clean.
Form: Englyn


Cleaning the Spring

cleaning the spring
of decaying leaves and branches
clean when you see
blue skies and salamanders
near the bubbling vents
Form: Tanka

Premium Member The Rain

the rain finally came 
washing away
my footsteps and pain

and cleaning the slate 
for another’s faith
- and another rain

Premium Member Accept the Tide

Though I hate to do the daily cleaning finding it quite demeaning
I love the smell and scent of pine, so I sweep while singing.
Form: Couplet

Hair and Shampoo

so it one of a kind
has a glow and shine
you clean it too
so much this cleaning will do
treat it fair
its
HAIR AND SHAMPOO

Autocorrected

Imagine what happened next
When he sent his friend a text
Cleaning moms china
Changed to vagina
His friend was so perplexed!
© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member OF WE TOOTHPICKS AND RAKES

Picking and raking,
Cleaning the political 
Garden of Evil,
Know that while gardeners die,
Rooting out trash must go on:-
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Seagulls

Seagulls winged scavengers cleaning coastal waters loud, extremely quarrelsome birds scroungers.
Form: Cinquain

Big Green Apple

Big Green Apple

Utterly honest and 
open big green apple addicted to 
substances used for 
smoothing, polishing, and 
cleaning.

Premium Member Insanitary

A man who worked at the zoo
(His job was cleaning the poo)
He did it with love
And also sans glove
(He worked the lunch counter too)!
Form: Limerick

The Cleaning Lady's Short Rant

I loathe sifting the vile cat litter and scrubbing the damn tile
Now if you’ll excuse me I think I’ll shriek and shout for just awhile!!!
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Lets Not Get Crazy Here

Kitchen table clean
check

kitchen floor swept
check

microwave oven clean
Are you crazy?

I have to leave something 
for tomorrow

Premium Member Pit Stop -- Anger Contest

Bursting for a bathroom; Tim Horton’s stop ~ closed for cleaning For Susan Burch’s contest “Show Me The Anger” Won 2nd place
© Lee Ramage  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Im Bored

there is no such thing
your mind is an open book
full of promises

reading, writing, math
cooking, cleaning, coloring
there's so much to do
Form: Haiku

My Ocd Cat

He is quite the constant hygienist
a licking perfectionist
shows agility with flair
back leg up in the air
my cat the self cleaning contortionist
Form: Limerick

Drive Way

when it rain
its a pain
cleaning this thing
its wide
our car go side by side
in the snow
hard to go
this i will say
getting thur the
DRIVE WAY

Clean City

Clean city begins
cleaning the parks,
be careful with the sidewalks,
trees taken care of ...
And brushed teeth,
showered
well washed clothes
and ironed.

A Beseeching Moment

It's time for a dose of disinfectant
Cleaning both house and home as expectant
Someone get the bleach
I plead and beseech
But not in the arm as an injectant
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Grandpa's X-mas Cleaning Service

   Grandpa slid down the chimney X-mas night

      When he dusted himself off

         His bottom was black ...

            But the chimney was white

Premium Member Cleaning

Cleaning
Under the greasy stove
Behind the washer and dryer
Inside the smelly refrigerator
Under the bed where the best shirts hide
Such a mood lifter
Cleaning

My Moon Getaway

On a lake, I confide
with the moon of day's routine---
garbage, work, cleaning;
that my heart forgets to strut
lightly on calm grounds.



From Manny Paras

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