Ode to the Jobby

In quiet moments, none can flee,

The call of nature’s destiny.

A humble jobby, small and round,

The porcelain chamber makes its sound.


From lavish feasts to simple fare,

We all must leave our offerings there.

A shared humanity, strange but true,

The act we all, in turn, must do.


The papers crisp, the flush profound,

The swirls of water spinning round.

And once it's done, a brief relief,

A jobby’s journey—oh, so brief!


Though seldom praised in verse or prose,

The jobby comes, the jobby goes.

So here’s a toast to what we leave,

A universal, sly reprieve.


G.P. Thomson





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