Sorting Laundry
By: Elisavietta Ritche

In this poem, the narrator is simply folding laundry.  She describes how each piece of laundry carries a different meaning to her.  "Folding clothes, I think of folding you into my life" (Ritche).  Her husband or boyfriend is so important to her that a simple act of folding laundry reminds her of him.  She says that pillowcases remind her of their dreams.  Putting pairs of socks together reminds her of the pairs of animals that were on Noah's Ark.  Each piece of laundry carries a random and unique meaning to this woman.  She seems to view them as a part of her.  She says that if this man ever left her, she wouldn't have enough clothes/laundry to fill the empty side of the bed.  I liked this poem because it is simple, and the narrator had a positive tone.  I like her way of showing her appreciation for someone.  She realizes this appreciation in an everyday task, so I think this man definitely is important to her.