Wash ‘n’ go

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

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I took a book into the bathtub today
It is something I used to like doing,
But over the past many years, I would say
I’ve grown expert at high speed shampooing.

‘Me time’ a concept that just passed me by
Or abandoned somewhere long ago…
What with fighting the sons for the bathroom each day
I just couldn’t be bothered, you know.

But I had a day off so I dug out the treats
That were sent from way north of the border
I lined up the lotions and potions and stuff
For a beauty regime made to order.

The book waited patiently just within reach
While I turned from lobster to shrimp
And scrubbed and shampooed and perfumed and soaped…
Had a good girly preen and a primp.

I’d forgotten how long this lark takes, though you know
As I tended to each nook and cranny,
I began getting bored but my vanity said,
“That’s no reason to look like your Granny!”

Now that was a good point, because Granny is dead
And although there are days when I feel it,
I’m still vain enough underneath this thick hide
To do anything to conceal it!

So I womanfully did my best for a while
Until I was bored with the bath,
Then I looked at the clock… twenty minutes had passed
And then really I just had to laugh.

So I rinsed the conditioner out of my hair
And noticed my fingers were crinkled…
And got out double quick when the thought crossed my mind,
“Now I wonder what else will go wrinkled?”

And that, gentle reader, is why the book stayed
On the edge of the bathtub unread,
It’s apparent my beauty regime’s ‘wash and go’
So I’ll save all my reading for bed.

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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59 Responses to Wash ‘n’ go

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  2. The Thinker says:
    May 18, 2018 at 06:11

    Love it! True, books in bathtubs seem like a wonderful idea, on TV, because the water goes cold, the book gets wet, and we don’t live in a perfect world where there’s time to overindulge in anything. Brilliant poem!

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  3. Ritu says:
    May 18, 2018 at 06:38

    Ha Ha Sue! i find I can’t stay in the tub for long either, when I finally get the chance!

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  7. jenanita01 says:
    May 18, 2018 at 09:32

    I haven’t had a bath for years, due to various parts of my anatomy that refuse to bend. The last time I tried I became stuck and had to be rescued! I do so miss it though, and you can’t exactly have a leisurely shower, now can you?

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  8. tric says:
    May 18, 2018 at 09:33

    Hahaha. It’s years since I had a bath. When I began reading I too remembered a book in the bath and thought I’d like to do that once more. Thankfully, your post cured me.

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  9. scifihammy says:
    May 18, 2018 at 10:52

    haha Your poem is a good read and I have to agree with you. I also used to soak in the bath with a good book. No longer.

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  12. OIKOS™-Redaktion says:
    May 18, 2018 at 15:24

    I love bathing too, not only showering. But reading during the procedure, i never tested yet. 😉 Michael

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  13. dgkaye says:
    May 18, 2018 at 19:12

    Lol cute poem Sue. 🙂 xx

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  14. Anne Copeland says:
    May 18, 2018 at 20:47

    We have nothing but time . . .
    I have not had a bath for many years, perhaps since I was a young girl. It is always showers, and there is something about them that although refreshing, seems to lack that time to contemplate, to actually get to feel as though something sensual and luxurious is happening, something we deserve to give ourselves regularly. I love this poem because it says so much about the speed of life and how it seems to increase as we grow older. I know that I begin to feel as if I am wasting time to think about taking a soaking bath instead of showering. I found two packets of bath salts that are scented herbals and I have thought it would be nice to sit in the tub and return to another time, perhaps sipping a good glass of wine and reading a good book. Perhaps one of these days when I have time . . .

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  15. lbeth1950 says:
    May 18, 2018 at 21:05

    Excellent poem.

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  16. pensitivity101 says:
    May 18, 2018 at 21:20

    I had my first bath in two years yesterday. Sounds dreadful doesn’t it, but showers are easier. Mind you, those bubbles in the hotel on my 60th were great to relax in, and all of me turned pruny!
    Good luck at the Bash Sue.

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  17. Tina Frisco says:
    May 19, 2018 at 02:14

    It was like looking in the mirror reading this, Sue 🙂 ❤️

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  18. Eliza Waters says:
    May 19, 2018 at 03:18

    Haha, well at least the thought was a good one– luxuriously indulging yourself! 🙂

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  19. Widdershins says:
    May 19, 2018 at 06:12

    I think it’s one of those urban myths. 😀

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  20. Jennie says:
    May 19, 2018 at 13:56

    Haha, Sue!

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  21. Jack Eason says:
    May 20, 2018 at 07:11

    Reblogged this on Have We Had Help? and commented:
    A little something special from our Sue (Ani’s human). 😉

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  22. allan hudson says:
    May 20, 2018 at 11:05

    Soaking and reading…I think we’ve all done that at one time. Enjoyed this Sue.

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  23. buffalopound says:
    May 20, 2018 at 12:16

    Loved the poem and the scene it conjured up inside my head. Personally, I love the shower.

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  24. joylennick says:
    May 21, 2018 at 10:32

    Thank you. Loved it, Sue. Ha ha. Do people bath any more?! Luxurious, decadent thought…xx

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  25. Adele Marie says:
    May 22, 2018 at 17:33

    lol, I laughed with this fantastic poem because, every odd time I take my book in the bath I tend to lose time. xxx

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