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The House that dwell Built!

    This is the house that dwell built!

    This is the urban couple dressed mostly in black
    With a Small-Paul clad toddler, their son named Jack
    That dreamed of a house that dwell Built

    This is a sign reading “foreclosed”
    Hanging from the reclaimed door, raw and exposed
    That mortgaged the future of the couple in black
    With a small-Paul clad toddler, their son named Jack
    That dreamed of a house that dwell Built.

    These are the invoices piled high
    Because of one change from the feng shui guy
    That resulted in the sign reading “foreclosed”
    Hanging from the reclaimed door, raw and exposed
    That mortgaged the future of the couple in black
    With a Small-Paul clad toddler, their son named Jack
    That dreamed of a house that dwell Built

    This is the feng shui guy consulting his bagua
    That foretold of a potty in an inauspicious area
    That halted the project in one fell swoop
    By the contractor fuming on the poured concrete stoop
    That ruined the plans for a simple prefab
    That changed the scope to an eco-Zen-friendly rehab
    Of bamboo upholstery and denim insulation
    Of solar panel window walls, and water moderation
    That broke the budget, taking them back to phase one
    With lots of ordering yet to be done
    That caused the couple to argue and stress
    Over making their collective carbon footprint less
    While retaining a mid-century open floor plan
    That emptied their pockets, one and two grand
    Of custom authentic barn-style doors
    Of non-guaranteed cork and teak floors
    That generated the invoices piled high
    Because of one change from the feng shui guy
    That mortgaged the future of the couple in black
    With a small-Paul clad toddler, their son named Jack
    That dreamed of a house that dwell built.

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    3. MommaKiss

      hey hey! haven’t been around in a bit, that was a RAD post to come back to! Small Paul. I found some at Target. And my poor children, good thing they let me dress them still – and I have pics to prove it.

      Love your writing, as always.

    15. Beth

      Remind me not to call that feng shui guy. I’m thinking of starting a design craze centered around unfinished projects. Really, the two extra holes in the ceiling where the can lights are supposed to be installed have character. I could go on.

      Great story! I am always impressed with your creativity.

    19. srjudge

      absolutely fabulous. like all good nursery rhymes, it touches on truths that are too hard to say without rhythm.