Zoned Out
Roars About Chores
"Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave,
When they think that their children are naïve."
Ogden Nash
(1902 - 1971)
Spring cleanup elicits a groan,
As Mother gives each a yard zone.
She passes out rakes,
'Mid our belly-aches,
Then goes in to answer the phone.
Such chores are a yearly remake,
A dirty job, for pity's sake!
A Saturday gone
To fix up the lawn,
With garden work; gimme a break!
But all of us do what we must;
We stir up the leaves and the dust
To fill up each bag,
Or parents will nag,
And social lives will be a bust.
Published by Linda Ann Nickerson - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle and Sports
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8 Comments
Post a Commentyou should see all my turnips that are coming up already and onions and okra and califlower.just plicked up some tomatoes today got to get them in the ground soon ..... Good Job Miss Lisa
I hate spring cleaning LOL Great poem!
You ought to put these in a book, some aimed for children and parents to read together. Loved that illustration, too, seemed a bit nostalgic to me, almost from the 50s or 60s, very striking.
Any subject, just pick one and you can produce a poem, what a talent you are!!
Awesome talent!!!!!!!!!!
Astute poetic observation.
Excellent title, sub-title, image, and prose...Such talent!
Nice one.