Hymn To An Art-O-Matic Laundromat Poem by Michael Burch

Hymn to an Art-o-matic Laundromat
by Michael R. Burch

after Richard Moore's 'Hymn to an Automatic Washer'

O, terrible-immaculate
ALL-cleansing godly Laundromat,
where cleanliness is next to Art
—a bright Kinkade (bought at K-Mart) ,
a Persian rug (made in Taiwan) ,
a Royal Bonn Clock (time zone Guam) —
embrace my cheeks in cushioned vinyl,
erase all marks: an-l, v-ginal,
p-nile, inkspot, red wine, dirt.
O, sterilize her skirt, my shirt,
my skidmarked briefs, her padded br-;
suds-away in your white maw
all filth, the day's accumulation.
Make us pure by INUNDATION.

Published by The Oldie, where it was the winner of a poetry contest. Keywords/Tags: hymn, art, artificial, laundry, laundromat, washer, drier, appliances, clean, cleaning, cleanliness, god, godliness, inundation, sonnet