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Monday 22 April 2019

Poetry Monday: Spring Cleaning

It's Poetry Monday, people!

Join Delores, Mother Owl and me as we make a clean sweep of this week's topic . . . SPRING CLEANING.

You can leave your poem in the comments, or if you post at your own blog, please leave a note in the comments so we can find you.

This week I address the fact that due to illness I have missed two weeks of work and have several April 30 deadlines to meet -- yikes!


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And By "Dang" I May Mean Something Stronger

It's Spring, and I want to be in the fresh air
Not in the house where there's dust everywhere
I want to be seeing new fauna and flora
Not sweating through housework I loathe and abhorra 
I want to be capturing blooms with my camera
Not rolling my sleeves up and looking unglamora

But sadly both fun and spring cleaning I'll shirk
Because I must meet my dang deadlines at work





Thanks, Pixabay, source of free photos galore.



(I don't forget for a moment how lucky I am to have a job and the flexibility to stay home when I'm sick, just in case you wondered. Poetry, like prose, can be fiction, non-fiction, or somewhere in between 😀 )

Wishing you a good week in your corner of the world, whether it's spring or fall, whether you're enjoying nature or fighting the dust bunnies . . . I hope you are enjoying your life every moment possible.


Update:  Next week's topic, courtesy of Delores, is . . . ROBIN RED BREAST . . .


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46 comments:

  1. dinthebeast22 April 2019 at 01:19

    Spring cleaning! Well, the move is getting under way, and the weather is very springy (forecast says 80 degrees tomorrow) and boy does a lot of nasty stuff accumulate beneath large pieces of furniture...

    I like your poem, and sometimes dang can be pressed into service in the profanity zone.

    -Doug in Oakland

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:20

      "Moving cleaning" is worse than "spring cleaning" in my opinion, because it's usually done in more of a hurry! Have you found a new place, then? or just being prepared?

      Dang is my go-to profanity on the blog, along with heck :D

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  2. River22 April 2019 at 01:33

    I like your poem a lot and I love the little frog loaded up with books to read.

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:20

      Thanks, River - I chose that little frog because he also has a calculator on top of his papers and that's something I use a lot at work :)

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  3. Elephant's Child22 April 2019 at 02:51

    In circumstances requiring a stronger word than dang my father (who was not entirely truthful) always said 'naughty words if I knew any'.

    The list is long.
    I don't want to do it,
    But I want it done.
    Spring cleaning?
    Oh yes, that is there,
    along with doing my taxes
    and rather a lot of medical care.
    A magic wand would be nice,
    But doesn't exist
    So sadly, and grumpily
    I must simply persist.

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:23

      Hah!! I like your dad's euphemism :)

      How I wish there was a magic wand for all of those things. For you and for me and anyone else who wanted it. I love your poem, and your conclusion is - sadly - spot on.

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  4. Anonymous22 April 2019 at 05:29

    Love your made up words, abhorra and unglamora. My spell checker is very unhappy.

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:24

      Ha ha! Spell checker has such a sensitive little soul - lol

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  5. baili22 April 2019 at 07:11

    My precious friend Jenny I am so sorry that sickness has disturbed your routine and made you feel bit slow (BIG HUG)
    Hope you are getting better hopefully and will soon be ready to enjoy the glorious April with same excitement and enthusiasm that you shared in your absolutely WONDERFUL WONDERFUL poem!!!

    I am always amazed by your incredible sense of humour :)

    This is really cherished and spectacular poetry!

    It speaks my similar thoughts either but May be life has more than half of her beauty through challenges.

    I wish and pray that May be up and active soon my friend!
    Please take great care! Hugs!

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:27

      You are so right, baili - life's challenges have an important place in our living. Without them we would not grow.

      I'm glad you find fun in my poem! That's exactly what I intend :)

      I hope you feel better soon too. We will both feel better when we can get back to our routines, yes? Hugs :)

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  6. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe22 April 2019 at 08:54

    You spoke most of the truth in your poem, Jenny. Very few people enjoy cleaning and I, as a former working woman, thought that free time was better spent doing things I love with people I love. I clean what people can see, but if it is under or over my range of sight, it might get missed.

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:36

      Cleaning is far down the list of things I want to do, but with myself and one cat being asthmatic, it has to get done. Grudgingly. And not as well as it should. You mention range of sight - that is also familiar to me :)

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  7. Cherie22 April 2019 at 10:14

    It's Spring and that means cleaning season
    As if I really needed a reason
    There's dust and spiders webs and dirt
    I would clean more if my leg didn't hurt
    The poorly hip is not so good. It keeps me awake far more than it should
    But hopefully it will turn out right and I can make my house all bright
    It'll smell of polish, look bright and clean
    You'll really see where I have been
    With my power spray and bucket and mop I'll clean and clean until I drop.

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:38

      A great poem, Cherie - I hope your poorly hip improves soon. It's hard to clean when you're sore, and it's hard to clean when you're tired. Soon, though - soon.

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  8. only slightly confused22 April 2019 at 10:28

    Been tdhere...felt that way. Love the froggie. I left you a theme for next wek..Robin Red Breast....I will be AWOL for a week or two (few)..no problems...just lazy.

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:39

      Thanks for letting me know, Delores. Enjoy your "vacation"! We'll carry on in your absence :)

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  9. Red22 April 2019 at 10:52

    You illness is getting to be a "pain." I hope you recover rapidly from now on.

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:40

      Thanks, Red. Actually, things have improved greatly in the last few days. It feels like the bug just had to run its course.

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  10. Marie Smith22 April 2019 at 14:04

    I want to be outdoors rather than doing spring cleaning but I did get some of it done.

    Feel better soon!

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:42

      Thanks, Marie - good for you! Want to swim across the Strait and do some of mine? :D

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  11. bazza22 April 2019 at 14:33

    This is the time of the year when I compile a large 'to-do' list.
    I'm still trying to figure out who's gonna do it....
    CLICK HERE for Bazza’s powerfully pervasive Blog ‘To Discover Ice’

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 14:43

      Ha ha ha! I like the idea of giving my list to somebody else but you're right - who will that be??

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  12. Charlotte (MotherOwl)22 April 2019 at 15:23

    Oh, what a good poem, written with just the rigth twinkle in your eye. Me too love that frog. In spite of what my poem states, a bit of spring cleaning has happened at my place too.

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 16:03

      I'm so happy you could see the twinkle - sometimes I wonder if that is coming across the way it is intended :)

      Cleaning is inevitable when we've been in the garden, I think!

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  13. LL Cool Joe22 April 2019 at 16:35

    As much as I want to be outside, cutting the grass and weeding isn't that much more appealing than staying inside and cleaning. :D

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 22:46

      Hah! Notice that I didn't say I wanted to do yardwork, I just want to see spring flowers and wildlife and take pictures! Yardwork is ... work lol

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  14. messymimi22 April 2019 at 18:46

    Excellent poem, and boo on the deadlines.

    My reason for not spring cleaning, in rhyme, is over here. It's a logical reason, too.

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 22:47

      It certainly is a good reason; I'll tuck that one away for the next time I need one!

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  15. Martha22 April 2019 at 22:17

    Spring cleaning...ugh... I'm starting mine tomorrow. Not the highlight of my week but something that has to be done!

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  16. kylie22 April 2019 at 23:05

    Your made up words just make the poem!
    (as if the sentiment wasn't enough)

    I have never spring cleaned. My mum says if you clean properly you don't need to spring clean and it doesn't actually apply to me but it sounds good, right?

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    1. jenny_o22 April 2019 at 23:28

      Thank you; I figure if Ogden Nash can make up words, I can too - ha ha

      What your mom said sounds good to me! I read years ago that with today's clean-burning heat sources and homes that are more air-tight, we really shouldn't need to spring clean. I embraced that probably more than I should have :D

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  17. Diane Henders23 April 2019 at 01:55

    "Loathe and abhorra" - I think I may have just found my new favourite phrase! Still chuckling! (And I hope you get caught up soon.) :-)

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  18. e23 April 2019 at 02:01

    Under the weather and deadlines looming? Poor you!

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    1. jenny_o23 April 2019 at 15:02

      It could have been worse - I could have been sick for the last two weeks of April instead of the first two; then I would really have been in trouble :)

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  19. Steve Reed23 April 2019 at 06:54

    HA! You definitely win points for some of those creative rhymes. :)

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    1. jenny_o23 April 2019 at 15:02

      Necessity is the mother of invention and all that, lol

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  20. 37paddington23 April 2019 at 21:54

    I'm so sorry you've been ill, and yet somehow I know you'll meet your deadlines! May 3 is just obsessively responsible that way. I hope you get to rest afterward for your birthday. And that you're back in peak health!

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    1. jenny_o23 April 2019 at 23:58

      Have I ever told you how happy it makes me that such a good blog friend is also my birthday-mate? Well, it does. Thank you for your good wishes - I hope the same for you!

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  21. The Blog Fodder24 April 2019 at 15:13

    Love your poem. Ogden Nash was my mother's patron saint. Yours too from the look of it

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    1. jenny_o24 April 2019 at 15:58

      Good eye :) I've read more of his work than any other poet's, for the pure enjoyment of it. And I figure if making up words was okay for him, well, why not for me too? ha ha

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  22. Mr. Shife26 April 2019 at 18:20

    I like the use of abhorra and unglamora in your poem, jenny_o. Reminds of some of the songs Adam Sandler used to sing on Saturday Night Live. Hope you have a fantastic weekend as well.

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    1. jenny_o27 April 2019 at 00:45

      Ha ha - thanks. I think we're all just imitating Ogden Nash :D

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  23. Recep Hilmi TUFAN | rehitu.com27 April 2019 at 00:57

    Funny poem! Thanks for sharing...

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