withouttakingofftheirshoestheyflewontothebedandsleptasdawnbroke
Ithadbeenaverylongnight–earsstillrangandlimbsthrobbedwithexhaustion
By mid-morningtheyslowlyarosetosniffles,shufflesandcoughs
Lunchtime came andwentwithoutsomuchasaword(orabite)
The TV radiated a quiet,comfortingglowandactedasmeaninglessbackgroundnoise
That was OK, because they werenowupandaboutfixingasandwichhere,acuppateathere
This did them both good, so muchsothattheywentoutintothegardenforabitofair
Mid-afternoon, feeling more human, they set about cleaningtoahousemix!
The first beer on the patio brought up theirspirits,asdidavisitfromAndywhokindlybroughtabagofgrass
Dressed their best, they locked up: happy housers off again!
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