By: Donna Ransdell

Re: Cross-Stitchers Lament

The sink is full of dishes
The dinner is yet unmade
Forgotten are the wishes
Of my family, I'm afraid.
My mending basket overflows
My poor husband has no shirt.
I should wash out some clothes
and do a little work.
But at my cross stitch I am busy,
And as happy as a king -
For I am being creative
And I have to do my thing.

(Found in a catalog as a needlework kit).