Mummy’s messy house – a poem by Cathryn Scott
There’s dust on the shelves,
And toys across the floor.
The windows need a clean,
And there’s mud on the front door.
There’s dishes in the sink,
Kitchen cupboards need a clean.
Two baskets-full of ironing,
Handprints on the TV screen.
The flower beds needs weeding,
The oven smoulders when I cook.
And as for behind the radiator?
I daren’t even look.
The mirror needs a polish,
I need to vacuum up the stairs,
But if I’m being honest,
Who really cares?
My son’s doing a jigsaw
And is getting in a muddle,
My baby has a tooth coming,
And he really wants a cuddle.
My daughter’s dolly needs a bath,
Then she wants to read a book.
They don’t know where the Lego is,
So I’ll have to help them look.
It’s a day for drying washing,
But the machine is not yet done.
We’re going to the park instead,
As it’s sure to be more fun.
I know my house is dusty,
And I know it is a mess,
But there’ll be time to clean it up,
When my kids have flown the nest.
They won’t be young forever,
So when I look back on this time,
I’ll remember all the fun we had,
And not the dirt and grime.
By Cathryn Scott
September 2014
Hehe brilliant and so true! We all stress about it but your right they won’t be young forever and there’s more important things to be doing 🙂
Absolutely! I’d much rather be playing with my children than cleaning – plenty of time for that when they are older. X
Cathryn I love this, I write the same style of poetry and love reading it, true & funny.
Oh I will have to read your poems too. This is only the second poem I have published on my blog and I was very nervous about doing so, but it’s had a good reaction so far! X
this is amazing I can so relate to it
Ha ha!! Glad to know I am not the only one! X
This is brilliant! And so very true x
So glad you can relate. Plenty of time to tidy in the future when they are all grown up! x