The Magic Laundry Basket

We have a Magic Genie for my laundry basket

The basket sits next to my bedroom mirror

I put my dirty clothes inside it

And wham-shazam-it disappears

One day later- the basket comes back

With my dirty clothes now suddenly clean

The clothes are fresh and folded

It is the most magical thing I have ever seen

I put in my sweaty soccer uniform

And my favorite shirt with a pizza stain

Then just one magical day later

The uniform’s fresh and the shirt is clean

One weekend my parents took a trip

My Grandparents came over to watch me

I put my messy clothes in the magic laundry basket

But the pile of clothes stayed dirty

So the next day I put a note on the basket

Asking the laundry Genie to clean my underwear

When I got back, the basket was still full

With a new note that was there

The note said that the Genie had to retire

And could not wash anymore clothes

That I was old enough to do my own laundry

And to take care of all my dirty loads

The Genie’s note said that since I’m doing my laundry

And since I have a laundry detergent box

I might as well wash Grandma’s clothes too

And wash all of Grandpa’s dirty socks.

Author Notes: If you enjoyed this--there are many more stories on my page.