Brushes and paints, pencils and paper,
Spread out in front of me,
all across the floor,
All the colours of the rainbow,
and more!
Where to start, and what to do first,
Lay out the dustsheets,
to stop things getting soiled,
Then a wee break, because,
the kettle’s just boiled!
Fill up the trays and set out the brushes,
Looking around to guess
how much paint it’ll take,
But the kettles just boiled,
so lets have a break!
Painting round windows and fittings,
All this stretching and bending
leaves me quite sore,
Ah! The kettles bubbling – coffee,
lets have some more!
Emulsion the ceiling, then change colour for the walls,
Wash out the roller and
clean up the brush,
But first have a break, its early still –
there’s no need to rush!
Move the furniture aside to make the way clear,
Now with roller in hand
and ready for a run,
“Click”- is that the kettle calling,
time for another one!
It’s almost time to go home now,
Must start to clear up and
putting things away,
But first a coffee,
the perfect end to a hard working day!
© ali-p 2004
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