Short Housework Poems

The Man of the House
isn't forbidden housework
for this is our home...

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hemming bell bottoms
summer radio blaring
   to seventies tunes



posted on June 6, 2018...

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Housework

Big jerk



Contest of Judy Konos
One Footle Only
From Franco Gonza/ 8.Jul.15...

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We are crafters,I know, 
We do things row by row,
We'll do housework at the end of this row,
We said that several hours ago!...

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The more I let go of
these tiresome soul struggles,
the should haves,
the should bes, 
the more it is possible,
to be messy and
alive....

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Kitchen table clean
check

kitchen floor swept
check

microwave oven clean
Are you crazy?

I have to leave something 
for tomorrow...

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housework drives me round the bend
there is never an end in sight 
I'd get stuck in to get it finished 
but I'd be up half the bloody night!...

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Doing chores in the buff on my mind
apron strings dangling down my behind
I hope he keeps mum
about seeing my bum
'coz my window cleaner's just resigned!...

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Dripping Dry
It’s fun not
to lie,
Dishes are done
let’s have some
Fun!
Friday Night
At last
Time for a Blast
Take it all in
Like a Dolphin
that swims...

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Chores
suck,
laundry,
dishes too.
All of this to do.
I would hire a maid for it if I could afford to, 
but that is impossible, and even with housework, in God all things are possible....

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His little silhouette
follows me from room to room
the curiosity kills him
and he takes the vacumn
from my hand
trying to help with housework
one day he will be a good helper 
and little chef...

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One fragment of life,
I became a wife,
Nice day for a black wedding,
I 'achieved' a golden ring,
Did I marry for housework?
Is divorce all it's worth?
Way back when I was a wife,
One fragment of my life....

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My wife she says that at housework I suck,
she yelled “pick up a broom you idle schmuck!”.
  But babe, cleanin and dustin
  crimps my drinkin and lustin
but she warned “no dustin, no lustin!”…WTF!


               Written: March 2014...

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The kitchen's disinfected, the worktops squeaky clean,
The laundry's in the wardrobe and nothing's left in the machine.
The crockery is washed and dry, it's stacked in cupboards, looking neat.
There's just one nagging problem, I've got nothing left to eat!...

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Decision-making often is quite daunting.
Uncertainty pervades my thoughts this morning.
Two worthy causes prove persistent—haunting
my fevered mind. The one will I be scorning,
for now, is housework. Rhymes, I will be penning.
Preferring words to cleansers is not sinning!



April 28, 2023

May 1, 2023,  placed 8th in Brian Strands contest 1212...

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Housework
Can't shirk

Dust dirt
Desert

Dusting
Busting

In hand
Disband

Move forth 
With cloth

Wipe clean
Shine sheen

Wash clothes
Dirt goes

Hang out 
Line route

Switch on
Iron

Decrease
Each crease

Vacuum
Bedroom 

Wash floors 
And doors

No fun
Jobs done.

*Route pronounced rowt for rhyme purpose*

   25.08.23...

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It was a moody day
rain fell slowly and steadily
not wanting to stop
green tree leaves 
hung heavily
laden with moisture
puddles became larger
covering the streets
hiding  pot holes
the start of a small stream
runs along the sidewalk
washing the dirt
to the nearest drain hole
cleaning city streets
mother nature
refreshing and rejuvenating  
doing her housework....

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Lost at times.I feel movement but, mind is still.Haunted by memories of my mother.God rest
her soul.Longing for my little sister Nicole.Where have you gone?I miss you so much.I wake
up to baby,his soft skin I touch.Housework,and books most of my day.I can't stop writing,I
can't put my pen away.Passion in my heart floods,like a river rising.Every day is
new,always surprising....

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Simple hands   are   working hands
            Of women all across vast lands
                        Wipe tears   and    feed man
                                     For some their life plan

                                  Tired eyes mend  the clothes
                        Celebrate life as your child grows
        Women customs passed down    to girls
Housework chores stored liked squirrels...

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There is a teensy tiny bit of hope in the recesses of my mind
That this house will clean itself. 
That I will wake up and it will be done.
The pages and piles and boxes and bags will 
Have miraculously disappeared overnight.

There is another part of me that 
Simply does not care.
I will tap into that part today.
It is a Saturday, my day off.
More snow tonight. Makes sense.
We just paid to have the snow removed from the driveway....

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What is death by chocolate?
Chocolate you must accumulate,
To amass your aggregate,
Are Mars Bars better than a man?
For chocolate you reach your hand,
Is there enough chocolate in the land?
Then there's housework in the world,
Best keep your strength up, girls,
Give those chocolate twirls a whirl,
A moment on our lips,
A lifetime on the hips,
Just call us cuddly from now on!
As on chocolate we ponder on,
Death by chocolate, satisfaction!...

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Being lazy today is the name of the game.
I have no remorse, I have no shame.
I’m watching Hallmark movies to my heart’s content.
This Saturday afternoon will be well spent.

Come hell or high water, I won’t leave the couch.
This is what the doctor ordered for being a grouch.
The housework can wait, this requires my attention.
Being lazy today is the mother of invention!






9/17/16
Contest No 217 Any Form, Any Topic Max of 10 Lines
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Awarded 9th Place...

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