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The Zen of Housework




The Zen of Housework

I look over my own shoulder
down my arms
to where they disappear under water
into hands inside pink rubber gloves
moiling among dinner dishes.

My hands lift a wine glass,
holding it by the stem and under the bowl.
It breaks the surface
like a chalice
rising from a medieval lake.

Full of the grey wine
of domesticity, the glass floats
to the level of my eyes.
Behind it, through the window
above the sink, the sun, among
a ceremony of sparrows and bare branches,
is setting in Western America.

I can see thousands of droplets
of steam -- each a tiny spectrum -- rising
from my goblet of grey wine.
They sway, changing directions
constantly -- like a school of playful fish,
or like the sheer curtain
on the window to another world.

Ah, grey sacrament of the mundane!

~ Al Zolynas ~


(The New Physics)

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posted on Apr 10, 2008 12:11 PM ()

Comments:

comment by teacherwoman on Apr 11, 2008 1:40 PM ()
So, is this titled, "Ode To Washing Dishes"? Somehow, I have a hard time seeing the joy and beauty of this topic.
comment by redimpala on Apr 11, 2008 9:34 AM ()
Now how can someone make housework seem so much like music? Mine doesn't go like that... Gorgeous picture, also!
comment by sunlight on Apr 10, 2008 10:09 PM ()
Wonderful!
comment by marta on Apr 10, 2008 7:05 PM ()
comment by strider333 on Apr 10, 2008 5:13 PM ()
Beautiful, Ana.
comment by angiedw on Apr 10, 2008 1:54 PM ()

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