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A vacuum to suck away dirt and dust
Is like an anteater clearing the bugs
There are times when it’s an absolute must
To clear build up on the surface and rugs
Into corners, they tend to stay gathered
Out of sight until they decide to grow
Healthy cleanliness, wouldn’t you rather?
A place of comfort that will always show
After the vacuum eats the dirty grime
It’s waste can be tossed in the garbage bin
It’s a task that requires work and time
To reorder the state your home is in
Be an anteater for a cleaning day
It reorganizes the disarray
While teaching a child the fun of a vacuum, imagination was required to make it fun. Vacuuming sounded boring and wasn’t favourable until I suggested pretending to be an anteater. Just imagine the dirt and dust as ants and our hand-held vacuum as anteater. It’ll be fun feeding our vacuum while the house gets cleaned.
And so now we know what we must be to work together and keep the house clean.
Submitted to dVerse for Poetry Forms: the Sonnet
This is fun, it does not suck, even if the subject does (the vacuum). I love what you did here, it is really a lot of fun, I can hear Mary Poppins singing about a spoonful of sugar etc. I might even go and vacuum something someday. 😉
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Thanks, Lona. I’m glad it sparked some fun😀
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This was fun to read. Reminded me of a sonnet I once wrote to a flooding basement, lol.
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a quirky sonnet and i think will be an educational one too for younger readers. fascinating how a little imagination can get more work done!!
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I hadn’t thought of an anteater as a vacuum before, but then I haven’t seen many of them. Nice perspective.
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If cleaning could be so fun
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It is what we make it and I preferred fun😀
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What a fun topic for a sonnet.
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A very interesting and clever poem. The necessary cleaning to keep life and our space in good order. Well done Astrid.
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What a fascinating sonnet Astrid. I really enjoyed it… 🙂
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Great idea and very fun sonnet!
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Thanks Astrid, will have to show the children this.
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Chores are fun when treated as a game.Have fun!
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