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Dust Upon the Pantry Shelves

By Robru

27 May 2008

We have just moved from one place to another. The dust at the last place was always a problem. Here the dust stays outside,

There's dust upon the pantry shelves,
There's dust upon the floor,
There's dust upon the window sills
And piled outside the door.

But there's no real need to worry,
The rain will come again
And the cold and muddy weather
Will be a bigger pain.

Then, as it does in springtime,
The sun will shine once more;
The cycle will be completed
Just like it was before.

There's dust upon the pantry shelves.
They should cleaned, that's true;
But now the grass has grown again,
There's other things to do.

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Quentin Crisp?
Written by Katanga (1179 comments posted) 27th May 2008

I think it was he who famously said,

"Dusting? I never bother - after seven years, it doesn't get any worse!"

Nice poem - enjoyed very much!

Cheers!

John

Written by fellpony (1600 comments posted) 27th May 2008

I liked the simplicity of this one - nothing sentin=mental, just plain common sense. Yes Tolstoy, it was Q Crisp who told the housewives of Britain that.

Written by Robru (212 comments posted) 28th May 2008

I don't think Quenton Crisp ever lived in inland Australia. Dust in summer is a permanent problem. The level of dust just keeps on growing ever upwards. I am a retired builder and have seen dust in mounds on top of the timber frames of old houses I have renovated.A two inch wide timber with about 3/4 of an inch of dust, fine line talcom powder. There are benefits in living in such a place. Thank you for you comments and for the bit about Quenton Crisp.I had not heard about him until now.

Written by mia_ms_kim (993 comments posted) 28th May 2008

I don't know why, but this somehow sounds sad to me. I think it might be because of the detached voice in the piece, as if the poet is standing a little outside of life, observing the fact of the dust...as if world turns around in endless slow circles over and over again... Hmmm...

Mia

Written by Robru (212 comments posted) 29th May 2008

Mia, the world does turn in endless slow circles, and the poet is standing a little outside of that particular piece of life. It,s not sad in any way, just a fact of life in the dry dusty west. :sigh

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