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The JUNK DRAWER
I’ve always taken special care
Of broken jewelry you no longer wear
And old hair ties that hold up your hair
The match books and twisty ties are my close friends
I would be devastated if this friendship ends
When you are looking for tape or scissors
They are always in their place
I’ve got pencils with tops if you need to erase
That lid for the canned pet food comes in handy at times
There’s a cloth for your glasses to make them shine
When you are looking for a pen and paper
You can count on me
I even have a magnifying glass to help you see
When you open a bag of chips, I’ve got one of those clips
And in the far corner is Chap Stick for your lips
If you cut your finger and start to bleed
I’ve got exactly what you need
The wooden ruler is here if you want to measure
There are so many things I really do treasure
The tossed copper pennies accumulate at times
I’ve often wondered why you don’t add shiny dimes
I have an array of different size rubber bands
And pretty smelling lotion to soften your hands
I guard your address book, it’s important to you
I care about your things, yet you may have no clue
Do you need a paper clip or a safety pin
Come see me, you can find one within
I try to keep things ever so neat
I’m here for you, I must repeat
I hold all your stuff like never before
I’m proud to be your little junk drawer.
Please don’t think about eliminating the clutter
It will make me sad and my heart will flutter
I love my gadget friends, they are all so dear
Please do not bring the garbage can anywhere near
It’s important you listen to what I have to say
Everything I hold you may need one day.
sms
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DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL LITTLE JUNK DRAWER
THE JUNK DRAWER HAUL by JennyOnTheSpot
Comments
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Hi Vicki ~ thanks so much, glad you like this. I appreciate you stopping by!
Sharyn
This is so cute. What a neat idea for a hub! I love your photos, too. Great one! I have several junk drawers, junk closets, junk rooms! LOL The video is cute, too.
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Hi nicomp ~ LOL. I totally understand. And I thank you for the laugh. Too bad you can't earn a few cents for commenting. Thank you for stopping by and the follow too!
Sharyn
My hubs touting eBay present products worthy,
buy my sales total up to six cents and thirty.
It's easy to write about stuff that is selling,
but since I'm not earning, my interest is quelling.
Hopefully someone in HubSpace makes money
but all that I reap are comments: "how funny!"
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Good Morning Kathy,
Thank you so much for the awesome comments. It wasn't me snooping around in your junk drawer. I think it was probably all the belongings just coming to life and rearranging themselves :)
Thank you for your support my friend ~ have a beautiful day!
Sharyn
Oh My Goodness! Why didn't I see this sooner? Then, I'd know who has been sneaking around looking in my top kitchen drawer! Sharyn..was it you??? You've named EVERYTHING...and I mean EACH and EVERY THING that is oh so uncarefully strewn about in that cluttered cubby hole!
This is HILARIOUS!!! How in the world did you come up with this? I mean, it is so amazingly clever and SO RIGHT ON! I love it!
UP AWESOME FUNNY and there has got to be an AMAZINGLY IMAGINATIVE!!
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Hey Doug,
As far as I'm concerned, it's a word! I've had people say "she's a Parmanian" ~ not always in a nice tone of voice :)
Thanks for stopping by!
Sharyn
Ha ha, what a fun idea for a poem. Yes, my fellow Parmaian (is that a word?), I too, have a junk drawer full of goodies.
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Hi Elayne,
It is SO great to meet you. Thanks for stopping by, for following and for the fan mail. I'm glad you liked this little piece ~ just some silliness. I will check out your work as well. Have a great day!
Sharyn
Hilarious video - worth the ...minutes it took to watch it. Anyways, I have a couple of those drawers. Fun stuff.
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Hi Pinky,
Thanks for stopping by. I understand SO much time on the computer:) Junk drawers don't WANT to be cleaned out anyway. There is important stuff in there! Thanks for commenting ~ have a great day!
Sharyn
My junk drawer is such a mess....I should be cleaning it, but instead I'm...guess! (ON THE COMPUTER)! This is so cute! All my married life we've had a junk drawer in the kitchen. I always mean to "clean it out" but I never seem to get around to it ...until we have to move..then I find all SORTS of things in there!
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Hello KKG,
Thanks for stopping by. It's funny how junk drawers have similar contents . . . have a great night!
Sharyn
sharyn, I love your poem. Your junk drawer sounds like mine. Rated up and awesome.
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Awww Epi,
I love when you stop by ~ thanks so much for your kind comments. I've been so busy lately and don't have much time to read others work. I still need my 36-hour days :)
I hope all is well with you dear. Take care,
Sharyn
...well as far as I'm concerned there's no junk in your drawer just simply great writing and a wonderfully sincere personality ......
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Hello JB,
Thank you for your great comment. And thank you for following too!
Sharyn
You are so funny. I love your creative side. The junk drawer which I think most of have, is the haven for all things in your pockets, purse, found in the washer or dryer etc. Great poem that I loved reading from start to finish.
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Hi Emilybee,
It's so nice to meet you. Thanks for stopping by and following too. Have a great day!
Sharyn
I love your junk drawer poem and great format too! Great job.
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Hi Mar,
YOU are NOT alone! :)
Thanks for your wonderful votes ~ have a great evening!
Sharyn
Oh gosh, Sharyn... my drawers are growing... and I know I will need everything one day (even though I always need to go to the store to buy something new to put in them... like "take my crazy glue, puleeze...??")
Thank you for letting me know I am not alone... so I voted you UP, USEFUL, AWESOME & (oh heck), the other two as well...!!
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Thank you Little Kim for stopping by. It is SO aggravating when you can't find the scissors, isn't it.
Have a great day!
Sharyn
Cute poem! I swear the scissors are never where I thought I put them. They never make it back into my junk drawer.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RH!
You can't clean 'em out :) You have junk drawer "siblings" in every room?
OK, you can go through them and see what you've been missing. But the drawers may get p.o.'d if you toss anything. Just organize, that's all.
As always, thanks for your fun comments!
Sharyn
You always have fun hubs Sharyn! I too, sadly, have many junk drawers. Maybe even one in every room:)!
Thanks for the reminder - I should clean those out I usually find cool stuff I forgot I had.
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Hi Kath,
How are you? Thanks for the great comments. Yes, I agree even if it's an organized junk drawer which I have those too. Yet there's something about having to stick your hand in there to push the papers and whatever down to be able to close it :)
Hope you are enjoying your weekend too!
Sharyn
I love this Sharyn, who doesn't have a junk drawer? Even if it's an organized junk drawer. Very well done hub, and I love the familiar images. Enjoy your weekend!
Thanks,and wish you the same..Have a great weekend!
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Dear MysteriousOne,
I will gladly shoot some rubber bands your way! Thank you for such a thoughtful comment. I hope your smile lasts all weekend long:)
Sharyn
Wonderful write, Ms Sharyn ...I guess we all can relate to that little drawer,but I checked mine this morning and I really do need some elastic bands,if you can! Great job!
Thank you for putting a smile on my face, uh,and just about all of the above! Blessings!
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Good Morning Susan,
Thank you for such a wonderful comment. Have a great weekend!
Sharyn
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Hello BBG,
So glad I encouraged you NOT to get rid of the stuff. Now you'll have more time for others things. And you never really know what you may need that your junk drawer so kindly holds for you :)
Sharyn
What a great poem and who would of ever thought to write one on a junk drawer brilliant!!!
Very witty - I had a junk drawer, a junk box, a place on top of my microwave ... oh yeah - and you can't forget about the desk. I am a pack rat - I guess - but you have encouraged me not to get rid of it! LOL
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Hi Diana,
So I made you LOL! I'm happy to oblige.
Thanks for your fun comments. I'll think about the boxes of important papers to file. I have that too. My stack just grows by the day. Have a wonderful weekend!
Sharyn
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D.A.M.
I did. It was a very long drive, but I made it :)
I saw your layer of glitter and thought "oh my, that's a big job!" So then I quickly left, lol. Have a good weekend!
Sharyn
Brilliant. I love to laugh out loud and this did it for me.
Thanks Sharyn (:
P.S. I think it's time to "merge" some of my junk drawers and cupboards together! I have more of them than I do utensil drawers and dish cupboards! Yikes! Sadly...it's true!
You need to do your next poem on "boxes" of "important" papers that are still waiting to be properly filed! (:
Sharyn, after you checked out Sunnie D's junk drawer you must have come straight to my house. I have all those goodies plus a layer of glitter! I beleive you have hit a universal nerve here, no wonder we are all laughing. Thank you!
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Hi Will,
Thanks for you kind comments. No doubt everyone has one (or more).
I remember when I was a kid and we would do those scavenger hunts. We'd go to all the houses in the neighborhood and I bet most of what we found on our list came from everyone's junk drawers.
Thanks, have a great day!
Sharyn
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cindi,
That's so true! Organize it and you are lost lol.
Thanks for commenting. Glad you laughed!
Sharyn
Great stuff, and we all have one just like it.
(Who knows when someone may need that old pocket protector?)
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Hi Mar,
Thanks for stopping by. Yes, I believe everyone has a junk drawer. That's why in my pole, I added "and I'm lying." ha
Have a great day!
Sharon
Hail to the junk! Every time I try to clean my junk drawer, my kids pipe up, "how will we find anything if you clean it?" Thanks for the laugh :)
Sharyn.....I think everyone has a junk drawer. I love mine....its very organized though but if I need something there it is...
Fun Hub...
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Hello Kimmie,
Happy Friday! So glad I made you smile today. Thank you so much for commenting.
Sharyn
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Morning Paul,
Thanks for stopping by. Just recently, I cleaned out a couple of my Father's "junk drawers." Talk about stuff that's been in there for a really long time. Some of it was quite funny and brought back fond memories. Have a great day!
Sharyn
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Good Morning Sunnie D,
Just before you arose so early this morning, I took a moment to peak in your junk drawer~ha!
Thank you, early riser, for being the first to respond. So glad I made you smile.
Sharyn
Reading this Hub was such a lovely way to start my morning! Thank you for making me smile!
SS- I think we all have a junk drawer. I know I still enjoy plundering my mom's junk drawer when i find time to visit! I always found amusement in the fact if you ever asked her what was in the drawer she never had a clue, but yet if you asked her where something was she told us to go look in that drawer. lol Gotta love her. -Paul
Good morning Sharyn,
I loved the hub such a cute poem..I was wondering if you have been peeking in my junk drawers as we seem to have the same stuff? lol The video was adorable. I laughed so hard.. Thanks for making me smile today.
Sunnie
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