I Am The Laundress ( sung to I Am The Walrus!)

    

    Our dear Mother Goose wrote;
                                        They That Wash On Monday
                               They that wash on Monday have all the week to dry;
                               They that wash on Tuesday are not so much awry;
                               They that wash on Wednesday are not so much to blame;
                               They that wash on Thursday wash for shame;
                               They that wash on Friday wash in need;
                               And they that wash on Saturday, Oh! they are sluts indeed.

       I wonder why a semicolon was used after each verse? AND I wonder why the laundress is a slut on Saturday!! I love every ounce of this poem, I would have left off the semicolon, it became silly to keep typing it. Grammar can annoy the writer in me. The word Grammar just means something written, recorded. Years later it had so many rules.
      Back to my laundry.
      I have a washing machine and dryer, yes I consider myself lucky.
      I just do not wish to be remembered as being a laundress.
      Laundry is constant, and it sucks up my creative juices.
  Jamie R. Hess wrote this little jewel, along with the guidance of our Dr. Seuss
                               One load, two load
                               Dark load, white load
                               This one has a little wear, this one needs some extra care
                               My all this laundry seems unfair!
                               Lots of towels, beddding too
                               Dirty shirts, more than a few
                               Heaps in a pile, it'll take awhile
                               My, all this laundry cramps my style!

                           
It seems she wrote this silly poem when she too, was overwhelmed with the mountain of laundry.
No matter where you live, laundry never ends. No matter if you are one person or a family of five, short, tall, poor, rich, there is laundry.

I have always done two to four loads a day for my entire married life.
I like to stay on top of the mountain. I prefer little hills, small loads, don't put me under the speeding train.
I like clean clothes, and I liked my family to look clean, even for a minute. I like getting out stains, and smelling clean clothes. I do not need to hang them on the line to achieve this, I don't miss that process.
I AM The Laundress!! and probably the egg-man too!!

I sit here on an ice pack to numb my hip that needs replacing, listening to the hum of the dryer with a smile on my face. You have to smile, and find the tiny sliver of silver shinning somewhere.

I had six to seven inches of my hair cut all Tuesday, to give to locks of love. I wish there were not so many people who needed wigs from cancer drugs. But know this, Bon-Bon hair will be cute and come with a crown, so wear it proudly. Love comes with each strand.

I am the laundress, with short hair, a bum hip and love flowing to you