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“Cleanliness is. …” SoCS for Sept 7, 2024

. . . Next to Godliness

Tuck in all the corners,
fold in all the sides.
Squared-off bundles are all that
our tidy world abides.

Snipped off little endings
must be swept up with a broom.
You must remove all evidence
of trimmings in your room.

The Doomsday Clock is ticking
and before it tolls our ending,
please clean up all your messes
that you have left pending.

You don’t want to leave evidence
that you were less than tidy
when the time comes that you must
meet with the Almighty!!!

 

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “tack/tech/tick/tock/tuck.’” Use one or use ’em all for the bonus points. Enjoy!

Queen of Clean

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Queen of Clean

Squeaky clean, squeaky clean—
no errant coffee ground nor bean
mars my kitchen’s pure hygiene.
My kitchen floor is so pristine,
of cleanliness, I am the queen.
But if you catch it in between
those days the cleaning girl has been
working her magic on the scene,
I do not brag.  I do not preen.
I fear my house has lost its sheen.
I blame it on the dog, who’s keen
on dragging sand home from the beach
and brooms and dust rags I can’t reach.
So to you who daily teach
rules in fastidiousness, then preach
that cleanliness is right there next
to godliness, I’m clearly hexed.
Except for that one day a week
when I, too, am a cleanliness freak.

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