Venus de Milo with Drawers, 1936, Salvador Dali
"Mom! What is sixteen squared?"
Two hundred fifty-six, I said
easily; I pulled the answer
right out of my head.
"Mom!" A little one has slipped
upon the fresh-cleaned floors.
"Help! I have an owie!"
Let me check my chest of drawers.
A cheery little Band-aid,
and a kiss to dry the eyes:
a simple panacea
for children of her size.
"Mom! I lost a button.
My trousers slip and slide."
Let's look in my button drawer.
Here's just the thing inside.
Stitch it on and send him off
with a bolder stride.
The cabinet chief asks a report
from this bureaucracy of one.
I've filled many needs today;
there's still more to be done.
Supplies are running low,
it might be hard to meet demand.
If I'm to stay open,
I could really use a hand!
Bureaucracy of one ... that's for sure, never enough drawers!!
ReplyDeleteWhen my kids were small .. they played a game with small soft filled bags (velcro strips on back side) tossed at a target board with velcro strips from the outside into the bull's eye. They loved that game!
Oh T this is so smart and clever- Mom has a hand in everything !!!
ReplyDeleteA mom never has enough drawers or hands. I love bureaucracy of one. Great!
ReplyDeleteThis was so clever! I kinda miss the days when the kids were little! Now they're older and they can do it themselves. I guess that's how it's supposed to be.
ReplyDelete(btw, I came over through Magpie Tales)
ReplyDeleteClearly an underfunded department for not-for-profits.
ReplyDeleteLike this - we all need our drawers!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Really neat take on the picture :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a smart and fun take on the prompt!
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