If only dinner cooked itself,
And groceries grew upon the shelf;
If children did as they were told,
And never had a cough or cold;
And washed their hands, and wiped their
boots,
And never tore their Sunday suits,
But always tidied up the floor,
Nor once forgot to shut the door.
If John remembered not to throw
His papers on the ground. And oh!
If he would put his pipes away,
And shake the ashes on the tray
Instead of on the floor close by;
And always spread his towel to dry,
And hung his hat upon the peg,
And never had bones in his leg.
Then, there's another thing. If Jane
Would put the matches back again
Just where she found them, it would be
A save of time to her and me.
And if she never did forget
To put the dustbin out; nor yet
Contrive to gossip with the baker,
Nor need ten thunderbolts to wake her.
Ahem! If wishes all came true,
I don't know what I'd find to do,
Because if no one made a mess
There'd be no need of cleanliness.
And things might work so blissfully,
In time — who knows? — they'd not need
me!
And this being so, I fancy whether
I'll go on keeping things together.
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I think that I would have the mess, the problems and the family as a choice. It's awfully quiet when all the birds have flown.
"In time - who knows - they'd need not me!" That time is now. -
Reality of living with a family!
Nicely written,great flow ,draws a picture of those things we all have seen or done!
A joy to read and it brought back memories for me. -
I add my support to the first 2 lines
All the other things associated with living with a family are sadly missed when they no longer happen. The final 2 lines sum up the whole thought process. -
I absolutely love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Putting it on facebook so all my friends can read it!!!
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I heartily agree with the opening couple of lines. The rest no longer apply but that daily drudge of feeding oneself goes on.
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Thats cute...It reminds me of a Stepford Wives type thing but I like it.
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this is funny! I like it! Sounds a bit old-fashioned too. Nice!
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Splendid - it reminds me of that superbly-written sitcom "Butterfly". Well done.
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lol! Perfect- i love this! so real and the ryhmes are so eloquently placed
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