A Day at the Laundromat
Curly haired Anna gave her mother
a quarter when asked.
Another, said her mother, and
then another.
Can you press the round green
button?
Standing on tip-toes, stretching
her little arm, her tiny finger made contact.
The striped, purple, yellow, pink
and green of her shirts and socks flew
Around and around as the girl
stood in wonder and cocked her head
First one way, and then another.
A whirling bumpy noise then snagged
her attention.
Quizzical look upon her face,
Anna looked up at her mother,
Then in the most grown-up of
voices, she declared, “This machine is very jumpy.”
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