BABY
ROOMBA
Room by room,
Senja
cruised –
Baby
Roomba
dragging
her broom
In
a random toddler swagger,
engaging
the world,
acquiring
her swag,
learning
from her
domestic travels.
She targeted a cabinet,
pried
open the doors
and
toppled its Tupperware
canisters. Then turned to a drawer
and dumped its treasures on the floor.
Awaiting
her control were
colorful
funnels, salad tongs and
grandma’s tablespoon measures.
Adults in the round
passed
down
sentence:
Thumbs
up,
Senja,
your
performance
definitely
cleaned
up
again today.
Dennis R. Keefe, October 24, 2005
