The Ballad of the Washing Machine
(with apologies to all poets)
By Leslie Noyes
A dark and stormy night, it was
(With a nod to good old Snoopy),
Thunder boomed and lightning struck,
All our appliances then went loopy.
The tv died, our elliptical fried,
Repairmen were soon called,
And all was made as good as new,
Except for the washer, there we stalled.
I made plans with GE service,
A technician soon would arrive,
But he fell ill, and couldn’t come,
For another week we’d strive.
Off I went to the laundromat,
Two baskets full of clothes,
There I was accosted in broad daylight,
By a man who didn’t know “no!”
The GE man was finally well,
When he arrived with a smiling face,
“All you need is this new part;
I’ll order with due haste.”
A week went by and he returned,
The part was here and ready.
“Oh dear,” he said, “This part’s not right!”
I felt less than steady.
So I returned to the laundromat,
With detergent and some mace,
But no one messed with me this time,
I had on my mean game face.
Seven more days I waited for news,
We finally got a part,
Back came the man from old GE,
“Oops, I hate to break your heart.
“Your machine is unrepairable,
It suffered a fatal blow,
So I can’t help you; sorry folks,
This washer has to go.”
I muttered a phrase beneath my breath
It rhymed with “duck, duck, duck,”
Then traipsed off to the laundromat
Hoping for better luck.
Now I must buy a new machine,
And it won’t match my dryer,
This model is no longer made
And the cost will be much higher.
This ends my tale, at least for now,
I’ve run out of patience and bucks
There’s nothing to say, but that old phrase,
That rhymes with “duck, duck, duck.”
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Happy shopping!
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It is not fun! Why couldn’t lightning strike my closet so I could have a new wardrobe? But no, I get a new washer. I really liked my old watcher. It looked so nice beside its matching dryer.
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I am really struggling to word out that word you said under your breath. But there’s a few things rhyme with duck
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Luck, buck, stuck, snuck, truck…
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Exactly xxxxxx
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Of course I couldn’t possibly speak for ALL poets, but there is no apology necessary. This is fantastic!
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Well, it has the distinction of being true, at least! Thank you!
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I like your poem. It made me laugh. I guess it’s based on a true story? Also, I’ve a bag full of sweaty clothes from the gym. You couldn’t find it in yourself to take them to the laundromat with your stuff or will you tell me to duck something, something off?
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Quack!
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Damn, that repairman is the worst! So sorry for your troubles… hope you don’t have to spend a fortune! – Marty
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Don’t you have a handy stream and a huge rock nearby? Works in India.
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Studly keeps reminding me that we have lake in our backyard. I keep reminding him that we have alligators.
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Great – beats the prose version
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