By Lois E. Wilson
As the human race advanced, people recognized a need for maintaining household items so they could be used again. My verse “I Can’t Get Cleaning out of My System” shows the intensity of spring cleaning which often was based on the rural calendar.
“I follow the rules quite emphatically for cleaning the house systematically.
From ceiling to floor fighting grime, I polish one room at a time;
Then go to admire where I started, but look through the door brokenhearted—
The dirt has returned—AUTOMATICALLY!”
The verse:”Hop to It” points to some of the problems one encounters when doing this annual chore:
“They’ve annoyed throughout my life—always prone to cause some strife,
First considered household pests then later unwelcome guests—
These fuzzy little creatures have no redeeming features.
When I sweep the bathroom floor, they’re hiding behind the door.
They’re as stubborn as it gets striving to become my pets.
They know my careless habits, but just like other rabbits,
Their relatives have amassed—Dust bunnies multiply too fast!”
At last I have found my answer to Spring Cleaning. I remembered an old story about a family in their farm wagon driving along a country road one Sunday morning. The grandmother looks at a cloud formation. It was during the years before the letters “PC” had been adopted to mean “Politically Correct.” She suggests the two letters are a sign that her grandson should Preach Christ or that they should be heading to church to Pray Contritely.
The grandfather explains, “If we were dedicated farmers, this dry day, the letters are telling us to “Plant Corn.” The youngest son pipes up, If it rains, we can Play Cards!”
The mother whose life involved more multi-tasking observed “It could be telling me to Postpone Chores which may eventually solve themselves. For example, sun rays break through the windows casting spots upon the floor. Should I clean them up or is that Mother Nature’s chore?”
Today, the letters “PC” can have many meanings. Some are: Promote Conservatism, Push Charities, Power Change, and our whole world should be Politically Correct as decided by some other entity.
We hope that it never means we will be forced to accept unwanted concepts of PC. We should always fight where possible for our own PC (Personal Choices.) Don’t give up the right to vote! Every election is your direct Personal Choice. Probe Candidates. Choose well!