Day: June 28, 2022

Monday you wash the whites

And Tuesday you do the colors

I am curious as to why

A sunny Tuesday would be

Great for air-drying whites

And a grouchy Monday

Would be good for colors

I didn’t make up the order

Which is generally followed

All over the country

Today with the machinery

Available, it seems that

Laundry is done every day

Regardless of the clothes

Color.  The big thing is to

Get it done and stay on top

Of things so that you do not

Have a pile of dirty clothes

Which will take forever to do

Ironing is not a favorite of many

So that has the tendency to pile up

I used to have a mangle which

Was a marvelous machine once

You got the hang of things

I think it was designed for flat work

But over the years talent emerged

So that shirts and pants could be

Rolled out a rapid clip

Many today do not know what

A mangle is but I will never forget

And with I could find on old used one

The chances of finding one are slim

So the steam iron will have to do

There is a lot of satisfaction from

Looking at a line of ironed shirts

Accomplishment brings euphoria

And we live for that good feeling

Bring on the dirty docks

Stanski

June 28, 2022, ^

The bells were ringing in Santa Fe

A pope had been elected

White smoke

Bells ringing all over the city

On San Francisco Street stood

Saint Francis Cathedral

The bells kept ringing

Then it was announced

That the man from Argentina

Was going to take the name

Francis.  When this was known

The bells rang louder than before

The city was abuzz, proud and happy

One day in the life of a city

Probably forgotten by most

After the initial impact

A way of life that is hard to explain

The world does not change and its

People certainly do not because

There seems to be no difference

Celebrations last for just a moment

Then it is all forgotten except for

Occasional blurb from the pope

Which also is soon forgotten

One day, the day of the white smoke

Was exceptional for the people of

Santa Fe if only for a brief time

We need leadership that encourages

We to follow in the footsteps of Jesus

Unfortunately, in my opinion, pushes

To the left where there are more

Takers than givers; Jesus went the

Other way and His way is the way

I choose.  Don’t be outraged; the

Pope is still the leader and will be

Until he dies or retires

Stanski

June 27, 2022, ^