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By Kelley Cunningham

September 1, 2006

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(With sincere appreciation and apologies to the creators of the I Spy book series)

I Spy: Laundry Hell

I spy despair and guilt, toil and Tide.
Too much laundry to even attempt to hide.

Beach towels, even though now it's Fall.
Clothes stacked so long they've outgrown all.

A squishy blue pillow that doesn't belong,
Mommy's ratty Size L thongs,

T-shirts by the thousands in Boys size 8-10.
I put them away but they're back again.

Next: "Spooky Junk Drawer"

Need more Kelley? A hefty collection of her great essays, What's the Matter With Mommy?, is now available on Amazon.com.

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Kelley Cunningham is a writer, award-winning artist, weekend poet, and an art director in children's publishing. Her work has been published in Brain,Child, Mamalicious, and The Funny Times. She has illustrated five books for children. A sampling of her amazing art talent can be seen at her website. Kelley lives in Pennsyltucky with her three wonderful sons.

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