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NPM2009: Prompt 15

The third certainty. Keeping clean?

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Kevin Hodgson // Apr 15th 2009 at 4:07 am

Nighttime Cleaning

Some nights,
I’d like to hang you out to dry
with the clothes
when you come home all wet
with whiskey and beer
and laughter from your podium at the bar
while I console the kids in their nightmare deliriums
and use the remote to talk with
as the wind brings in life from the streets
through our open windows.

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Ken Allan // Apr 15th 2009 at 4:19 am

Of cleanliness,

they got it right,

the marine tropicals.

I mean

the little fish

like Nemo,

in finding the same.

They just can’t hack the filth.

Enterprising aquarists,

to their cost,

found that out.

Yes, it’s to be pristine,

that’s the word,

like the clear crystal

water

they thrive in,

the little fish.

You can tell

as you look

through the

blue water

it’s clear

the fish are

in their element.

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Mary Farrin // Apr 15th 2009 at 2:17 pm

Last thing before bed
First thing in the morning
Check the line
Collect the linens
Hang the fresh wash
Last thing before bed
First thing in the morning

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