Read

"Spring Cleaning"

Creator:
Published:
February 15, 2024
March 20, 2018
The promo image for "Spring Cleaning," a poem about making a fresh start, featuring the text "Grotto Poetry" over a wallpapered bedroom corner with a wooden chair.|The promo image for "Spring Cleaning," a poem about making a fresh start, featuring the text "Grotto Poetry" over a wallpapered bedroom corner with a wooden chair.

The snow had stopped,but still, she refused to go outside.She sat frozenin her grandfather’s beloved armchair,unable to move, unable to speak.You would thinkshe was the one who had a stroke.But the ice was beginning to thawand new things were beginning to growand it occurred to herthat the housecould use a good clean sweep.And so, she rose,determined to clear awaythe cobwebs of her soul.She dusted the manteland cleaned out the cupboardsand polished the silverwareuntil she could see her own reflection,and suddenly,the place felt far too coldand too dark for her liking.“No, no, no,” she cried,as she pulled down the drapes.This was not how her lifewas supposed to look.And so she changed it.And the drapes fell.And she let the light in.

Creators:
Samantha Yee
Published:
February 15, 2024
March 20, 2018
On a related note...
Free Download: 30-Day Random Acts of Kindness Calendar

Free Download: 30-Day Random Acts of Kindness Calendar

Grotto

How to Hack Your To-Do List to Find More Time

How to Hack Your To-Do List to Find More Time

Molly Gettinger

Derek Jeter Transcended Baseball — But Is He a Hero?

Derek Jeter Transcended Baseball — But Is He a Hero?

Mike Jordan Laskey

Podcast Tells the Stories of Palestinian Christian Women Behind the Wall

Podcast Tells the Stories of Palestinian Christian Women Behind the Wall

Grotto

3 Ways to Bring Mindfulness into Student Life

3 Ways to Bring Mindfulness into Student Life

Patrick Schmadeke

Backyard Fundraiser Grows to Raise $3 Million | Little Ways: Fundraise

Backyard Fundraiser Grows to Raise $3 Million | Little Ways: Fundraise

Grotto

Wonder and Awe in the Study of Cosmology

Wonder and Awe in the Study of Cosmology

Grotto

Your Grotto Guide to Taking on the New Year

Your Grotto Guide to Taking on the New Year

Grotto

Why I’m Re-Thinking Social Media During Lent

Why I’m Re-Thinking Social Media During Lent

Bond Warner Strong

Why You Need a New Hobby (Even if You're Not Creative)

Why You Need a New Hobby (Even if You're Not Creative)

Grotto

Mapping a Journey Through Grief with Picasso

Mapping a Journey Through Grief with Picasso

Julia Weir

4 Tips for Finding and Restoring Old Furniture

4 Tips for Finding and Restoring Old Furniture

Victoria Rabuse

Our Lady of Fátima Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Our Lady of Fátima Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Grotto

Remembering Fr. Capodanno and All Fallen Heroes

Remembering Fr. Capodanno and All Fallen Heroes

Grotto Shares

How to Be a Good Ancestor

How to Be a Good Ancestor

Chris La Tray

How Faith and Therapy Can Work Together

How Faith and Therapy Can Work Together

Andrew Mentock

How To Survive Bringing Home a New Baby

How To Survive Bringing Home a New Baby

Tamara Stacey

It’s Not Easy Being First — Here’s How to Take the Leap

It’s Not Easy Being First — Here’s How to Take the Leap

Molly Cruitt

I Found Healing from Self-Harm When I Stopped Hiding

I Found Healing from Self-Harm When I Stopped Hiding

Kristen Deasy

How to Maximize the Lazy Days of Summer in the City

How to Maximize the Lazy Days of Summer in the City

Jennon Bell Hoffmann

newsletter

We’d love to be pals.

Sign up for our newsletter, and we’ll meet you in your inbox each week.