April 7, 2017
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Looking Spotless
I know the time to clean has come in spring
The sun comes up no time to sleep away
I lift the sash to see the birds take wing
Open the door and sweep the floor this day
I dust and mop and scour the sink today
Eschew the fun of cards and games and books
To make my home more spotless than it looksThis is a Rime Royal, a form introduced by Geoffrey Chaucer way back in the middle ages. It consists of 7 lines written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme of a-b-a-b-b-c-c. I have to admit that I dislike iambic pentameter. At least to write it. I look like I'm counting with Chisanbop when I write poetry in iambic pentameter. Sparky had to leave the room because it was bothering him. Truth be told it bothered me too. I was going through my notebook of the different poetry forms I've tried over the years but I'm considering skipping the sonnet, rispetto, and the English ode all of which insist on iambic pentameter!
As for the topic I am not alone in the almost primal need to do spring cleaning. It has begun here with the ritual thinning of the closet. I am getting rid of some jackets that I bought and wore once or twice before deciding that I didn't like the way they looked or fit. I have no pangs of conscience since I spent $2.50 on them. I've bagged them and they will be placed in the neighborhood garage sale the first Saturday of May. Yes, Sparky has decided to do the garage sale this time around. We haven't done one since the boys were in middle school so we have plenty to sell. I figure what we don't sell we can donate to the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Comments (8)
I spot clean all year. Oh no! Just told you my secret. I don't spring clean.
We have people coming and going all the time so when I see a dirty corner I clean it up and organize and I suppose it's corner cleaning that I do. Hehe.
I'm a tidy and organized person but I feel impelled to do a "deep" cleaning once a year...
I swept my front walkway this morning. It's not exactly what is thought of as spring cleaning, but it was cleaning something.
That is something we do in the spring as well - mostly because it is difficult/impossible to do in the winter with blowing snow!
I have finally embarked on a major (spring) cleaning project, preparatory to downsizing and moving stuff around for the repiping project. I figure if I can devote an hour or two each day to clean-up, it will eventually be done!
Breaking the big project into small bits makes it physically and mentally manageable. Hope you can get it done before they come to do the repiping!
@murisopsis: And then I'll have to do it all again -- twice!
Yikes! I hope there is someone that can give you a hand!