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, ^
Steve Haarman 