- Non-Erotic Poetry
- The Dishes Must Be Washed
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the dishes must be washed
though white cherry blossoms
are fragrant and enchanting
and alluring Spring
is sweetly coming
the dishes must be washed
though amazing things are happening
all around the world,
and the web lets us see
how events are progressing
the dishes must be washed
whether or not Van Gogh
was greater than Picasso,
or Schrodinger's cat is dead or alive,
or the universe is infinite,
and even though there's
a tiny chance a nuke
will hit us tommorow
the dishes must be washed
like "Candide's" garden
or zen wood and water,
they must be hauled
and muscled,
and carefully prepared
for future meals
for philosophy isn't possible
without soap bubbles and plates,
and no adventure occurs
without a clean fork
in the yellow-brick road
- COMMENTS
annaswirlsabout 14 years agountil the fork in the yellow brick road.
I like the importance of domestic chores poetry. Much more than domestic chores. I wrote a zen in the dishwater poem, but it just turned out angry.
Nice work here, you really covered a wide span.
cavu182about 14 years agoyes, all adventure and thought starts with clean plates and underwear -- well at least clean plates -- nice poem...
