The oven carousel won’t turn—
It’s only six years old.
The kitchen faucet drips and drips—
It, too’s, too young to fold.
They didn’t cost that much when new—
They’re inexpensive now.
But they’re built-in, plumbed on, you see,
Requiring know-how.
In olden times, a simple part
Would shush that oven’s growl.
A new washer would halt the drip—
A smile replace my scowl.
Technology, alas, improved—
And washers are passé—
And built-ins—ahh—must fit, just so.
Such tasks not my forté.
The hardware’s cheap, often on sale
(Technology is swank!)—
But hiring two skillful men
To set them breaks our bank!
(11/30/09)