poem, Husband vs. Geranium, by Charles Craig

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Husband -vs- Geraniums

(a slightly altered verse written originally by Charles Craig)

My wife is in the cellar

Working on her plants,

While I'm sitting in the kitchen

Sewing a button on my pants.

The sink is full of dishes

and the house is full of dust,

These things are unimportant

But the Geraniums are a must.

She used to mix up cakes and pies

That made me idolize her,

But now I eat those TV meals

While she mixes fertilizer.

In our house there is no chatter

Or stimulating talk,

there is no time for things like that

She has to go repot.

And then to cap my climax

And add to my lonely woe,

She calmly said, as I bowed my head,

"I'm working on The Geranium Show."