Monday's Maytag
Melody
Mama rose in early morn
Before the sun would shine,
set the boiler on the stove
To start the wash by 9.
She rolled
that old Maytag
Then
put the coffee on,
Baked a
batch of muffins, 'cause
The
homemade bread was gone.
While Daddy filled the
washtubs,
We helped to sort
the clothes;
Laid them on the
kitchen floor
In colored
piles and rows.
We all sat 'round the table,
Asked God to bless this day;
When breakfast time was over,
the boys went out to play.
Was time to fill the
wash machine,
Pour bluing in
one tub,
Then Mama brought
the scrubbing board,
"Those
white sock you must rub."
Soon the house was filled with
steam;
The air smelled fresh
and clean.
I listened to the
rhythmic tunes
Played by that
old machine.
Then back and forth and up and
down
The agitator'd
bang,
That hand-turned
wringer, old and worn,
At
times, would loudly clang!
It took us all the livelong
day
Just to get the laundry
done,
Then hang it on the
outside lines
Was work for
everyone.
When dried and fluffy, brought it
in
To fold and put
away.
Two baskets full of
sprinkled clothes
I would
iron them next day.
Author Angie Monnens
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