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Olivia Tuohy Poem
We must clear the signs
If visitors come.
The instructions on how to
Wipe and clean.
It is for shame, to not
Embarrass him.
Signs encouraging growth and how to
Self-sustain.
What do they think of
My old cracking bathroom?
If they knew the battles fought here, the messes made!
At least the dog can still be washed here.
So that’s one less mess to leave behind.
Copyright © Olivia Tuohy | Year Posted 2025
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Olivia Tuohy Poem
Dog of my heart, my dreams, golden boy,
Under our noses, you snatch at the sun and make off with it.
Family maker and breaker of cars - you should see my back seat.
Family maker and champion sniffer, often a whiffer, surpassed by none.
Young may you stay forever, leaping over the joy in our hearts, to get to that muddy puddle.
Copyright © Olivia Tuohy | Year Posted 2025
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Olivia Tuohy Poem
Sits there and judges.
How dare you mock me!
Do you think I have time
to perfect smocked sleeves?
Turned down collars
Frilly blouses
Pleats wrinkle-free.
You are redundant
No longer of use
Except as a doorstop
Or in self-defence.
I will not be cowed
By your flat, grey face.
I glory in chaos,
Crumpled cottons and lace.
I shy from the conservative
Perfectly straight
We will not have flatness
Except on our plates.
Copyright © Olivia Tuohy | Year Posted 2025
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