Come wash your hands, darling

Dinner's ready, honey

Come look what I've done to the outhouse

The wash basin is a barrel

I took some of your cream towels

And a silver bucket or two

and your jasmine scented candles

is just perfect next to the worn mirror

all it needs now

is the finishing touch

of your gentle presence

hurry up now

dinner's getting cold.

Author's Note

Image = my own.

Reviews

[¿]

Hmm....... :) your warmth will never let the dinner get cold!

[SleeplessVolcano]

I'm one step ahead - cold meats and salads! Oops, wrong menu.....hey, you're messing up my diet....;)

[Cherrie Palmer]

When I was a girl my parents had friends that did not have running water and on Saturdays they would break out old quilts to close off a area for bathing.
Your poem reminded me of the Walkup's. Loved it

[Einstein Noodle]

wow Volcano!!!! i love every bit of this..your poem and fantastic work in the biffy is so spot on hippie off the grid and so simply in love and living ..love love love this sir!
E.

[SleeplessVolcano]

thank you my friend.....lol...this one jumped at me when I was playing with my phone and saw this pic I took somewhere in the middle of nowhere.....a picture tells a thousand words hey...or at least, for a poet, a few dozen...:)

[Einstein Noodle]

and here i thought you actually did the renovations ... and please don't tell me you meant this to be a mean sense of humor ... :O

[SleeplessVolcano]

mmmm......Not sure why people are seeing humor in this one......maybe the pic spoils it then....;)

[Einstein Noodle]

i think its the invitation to dinner without actually taking your speaker to the dinning room...seems more like come here honey ..its getting cold .. you don't want me to flush it do you??? :)))))))))))))
i absolutely pushed those temptations aside because i love this poem and the affection, warmth and dedication i see in the two lovers ..and again the pic is wonderful ..full of magic

[Mrudula Rani]

The image is quaint!... But isn't the outhouse ment for........? I know what you mean.... Sometimes we get carried away and don't realize what we are decorating!( it took awhile for me to stop laughing first, before writing the comments) Brilliant!

[Ardra]

Am sure your wife does find it amusing ..
Nice pic.. :))

[SleeplessVolcano]

I did not really intend for this one to be humorous......

I guess my photography skills are improving :)

[Ardra]

I meant if you did this for her , she would have appreciated it... thats what...and yes seems you could use bit more practise :))