“The simplicity of washing clothes”
In our house, dirty clothes
are not just tossed in together
to forage for themselves
in the plumes of soapy bubbles
and water. Rather, they are
delicately laid out in colors—
whites, darks, lights,
bedding, and towels,
and ne’er the twine shall meet.
Then, methodically, they are placed
in the washer by color,
one color at a time. Of course,
some receive a special treatment
of either hot, cold, or warm water,
reminding them of their order
of things to be washed.
They are dried in the same fashion—
orderly, by color, and different settings
on the dryer. Some are pulled out
before they are completely dry
like shirts and slacks, and hung
lovingly on hangers, some hangers being
specific for white or collared shirts.
Even t-shirts get hangers to dry on.
Pants or slacks are folded carefully
over velvet-encased hangers
until they dry naturally,
hopefully without wrinkles.
If they do, then ironing is required—
precise ironing in certain, specific ways—
another story for another time.
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