Lunch

4 pair of ladies panties, all extra large,

As well as 1 bra and assorted socks hang on the line

That swings from the balcony over looking

Our luncheon table.

It is a perfect juxtaposition.

We may speculate on the nature of man

Or the deeper meaning of baseball,

But in the end it’s the laundry that matters.

Fashion or weather dictates our choice of loincloth,

Plans for the day, or the next Armageddon,

But they're inextricably tied to the choices

A butterfly makes when starting a 1000-mile journey.

Don Quixote searched for the grand challenge.

Had he looked for lady’s underwear, extra large,

Chances are the answers to his noble quest

Would have been displayed emphatically on Dolcineia’s  clothline.

Surely the answer to any quest

Begins with the need to define the objective?

Where better to hunt for meaning

Than among the purified garments of the honest homemaker?