from one room to the next we go
with our mops, dust rags, and water
moving tables away from the wall
chests and stands as well must go,
accumulation is what we see
more so with our three felines who
seem to shed hairs constantly...
back and forth, the mop moves
from one hand to the other it glides
soapy water turns dirty the more
we swish and sway - along the walls
and down the halls and into the
corners that seem the worst of all.
books on shelves individually cleaned
then place in plastic bags on a whim,
power cords once black is grey
and must be restored to originality,
picture frames are the worst and
should be called dust collectors instead,
put are put back in their places as
they have nowhere else to go...
two years it took to get us to return here
and now that we have, we wonder
what we might find in the next room.
October 18, 2025