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Catching Up...Again

Sharing an original poem everyday in the month of April.
Happy National Poetry Month!



I spent Sunday (well, much of the weekend, cleaning and organizing). I didn't post a poem, but here's my Sunday poem, today! 

All day
cleaning...
Music eases the
boredom and
monotony of cleaning.

Singing like I’m on the
Broadway stage
makes the time
zoom and suddenly
I’m done and everything is
clean.

My second poem is a haiku for Monday, calling for some sunshine...

Rainy Mondays are
slower and it’s hard to start
Sunshine! Where are you?




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  1. Jennifer LaffinApril 11, 2016 at 5:59 PM

    I couldn't agree more with your haiku and your first poem cracks me up. Good thing you live alone if you're going to sing like a Broadway star when you clean. :)

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  2. Amy WarntzApril 11, 2016 at 7:09 PM

    I love cleaning and loathe rainy Mondays! I agree...Sunshine, where are you????

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  3. UnknownApril 12, 2016 at 7:24 AM

    Sunshine is coming tomorrow, and supposedly staying all week! (speaking of singing that makes me think of the old John Denver song "Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy...")

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