Wednesday, April 08, 2009

A Poem a Day #8

For today's prompt, I want you to write a poem about either a specific routine or routines in general. Maybe something related to taking out the trash each week or washing the dishes every night--or something more bizarre (yet still a routine).

Wax On, Wax Off

Remember to get your chores done
Or you can't go out and play
Understand that repetition's fun
Tasks needn't get in the way
Immerse yourself, don't run
No matter what some folks say
Eventually you will have won
Sameness really is okay.


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  1. jaycoles@gmail.comWed Apr 08, 03:19:00 PM EDT

    And it really is. I hate it when my "routine" is messed up with things that I have to do. I like my comfortable sameness - and your poem.

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  2. MelliWed Apr 08, 03:27:00 PM EDT

    Nessa, this is very different from ANY of the others that I've read! Very nice!

    And I agree with Jay - I like my comfortable sameness too - even though MY comfortable sameness involves very little sameness - that's what I like about it!

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  3. Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades.Wed Apr 08, 04:07:00 PM EDT

    Chores...not even good in a poem.
    You are such a good writer.

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  4. NessaWed Apr 08, 04:33:00 PM EDT

    Jay: I know what you mean. I hate an interrupted routine.

    Melli: I'm glad this is something you haven't seen
    something that can not be called routine.

    Noe Noe: Vacuum, dust, wash and clean
    these are not in my routine.

    Don't be mean
    from this routine.

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  5. CarlettaWed Apr 08, 04:52:00 PM EDT

    I've been trying to catch up on your blog Nessa - and I've been having a wonderful time doing it.
    You are very talented!!!

    Sameness is ok - since I retired it is and I like it!

    Be back tomorrow for more great literary moments. :)

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  6. julianaWed Apr 08, 04:58:00 PM EDT

    i love your poem but you haven't convinced me chores can ever be fun

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  7. AnonymousWed Apr 08, 09:13:00 PM EDT

    Nessa, I hope it the sameness is okay because I am a hamster on the wheel spinning so very often! How wise is this simple poem.

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  8. quillyThu Apr 09, 02:40:00 AM EDT

    I like my sameness everyday. Give me routine and spare me drama!

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  9. HobbesThu Apr 09, 08:23:00 AM EDT

    It is hard to tell whether this is tongue-in-cheek or not. I like that.

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  10. Dr.JohnThu Apr 09, 11:21:00 AM EDT

    The poem is well written as always .
    But as a kid I hated this routine.

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  11. NessaThu Apr 09, 03:37:00 PM EDT

    Carletta: If it’s my sameness, yes. If it’s someone else’s sameness, no.

    Juliana: Fun in a zen sort of way, maybe?

    TTWC: A spinning wheel generates a lot of force.

    Quilly: Drama is the pits!

    Hobbes: Yes. Yes it is.

    Dr. John: I would hide in the bathroom after dinner so I could get out of doing the dishes. Yes, it worked; D

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