AT THE LAUNDROMAT

Weekend regulars
Sacrificing their quarters
To the laundry gods.

Tan migrant workers
Speaking in an unknown tongue
Lost in Anglo town.

Intricate puzzle -
That guy will never solve it -
Folding fitted sheet.

Harried young mothers
Fitting family washing
Into busy day.

Strutting back and forth,
Full of his own importance,
Entrancing toddler.

Hot tumbling dryers
Smell of fabric freshener
Almost time to fold.

~Marilyn Gordon~

October 22, 2000

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