Those Hands That do Dishes

[JPB]

I believe if you removed the word "the" in the second line it would read much better. You could use the "the" in the third line between "and drying." I didn't really understand the line about "Houdini's plates depart. "but like bad copper coins, they return." I have never heard that line before, so I assume it is yours. This is just me, but I would have said, "Like wayward children they return." I'm sorry, but the last stanza just doesn't work for me. "Marigold gloves?" No, I'm sorry, but I'm not impressed with the third stanza. This is my first critique. Everything I questioned was just me. I'm certainty no professional reviewer.http://www.pigpenpoetry.com/images/smilies/huh.gif