Sheila Charles LITTLE JOBS
Just lately I’ve been getting irritated
By two adjacent cupboard doors that don’t close.
They’ve happily closed perfectly for the last thirty years
But not now – that’s the way it goes!
Because I’m not all that handy myself
I rang my good neighbour and said,
“Please could you fix two kitchen cupboard doors?”
He came round straight away. That’s Fred>
(I told him I had a too box
Through it handy lives up to its name!
He said he had some bits and pieces
And he’d bring them round when he came.)
I had an old pair of pliers,
A couple of screw drivers and
A few indeterminate objects.
I was hoping he’d understand.
He said he needed a pencil to mark the door.
I provided THAT straight way.
And then he added, “Would you happen to have
An electric drill?” I said, “EH?”
Then I just burst out laughing.
(I wonder whether, on his way home
He had a bit of a moan and groan?)
Fred only had enough bits to fix one door
But it wasn’t too much of a bind.
I found just the one door being ajar
Was something I didn’t really mind.
I was just so extremely grateful
Having a neighbour so thoughtful and kind.
Then the next day, the second cupboard door –
Why? I haven’t a clue –
And for no apparent reason,
Started closing properly too!
Do cupboard doors have a symbiotic relationship?
Well, it seems MY two cupboard doors do!
illustration by ume-nori
