Home Sweet Home

I have a friend named Karen

Her husband’s name is Mike.

One day this week they wished that they

Could leave home for a nice long hike.

For everything went wrong at home

Seemed their house was falling apart.

First one thing then another

They didn’t know where to start.

The garbage disposal got very ill

From a serving of pasta in error.

It backed up in their sink downstairs

Which filled their hearts with terror.

Mike tackled the “stopped up” plumbing

With appropriate tools for the job.

But the pipes and drain were old and worn

And they broke causing Mike to “sob”.

But, he went out to the hardware

For the parts that he would need,

Came home and repaired the plumbing

With quite remarkable speed.

But, their troubles were not quite over

They had one more problem in store.

For the hot water heater sprung a massive leak

Flooding floors, bedroom carpet and more.

Now Karen must mop the laundry room floor

While Mike goes to purchase a new water tank.

They hope if this  ends all the bad luck they’ve had

Then the hardware they’ll gratefully thank.

Written by Gloria Martel