Goodnight Little Houseplant
Goodnight Little Houseplant - meaning Summary
Affectionate, Absurd Companionship
This brief, playful poem anthropomorphizes a houseplant as a companion, mixing tender caregiving with absurd humor. The speaker tucks the plant in, warns it of pests and disease, and offers water while joking about eating habits and lonely intimacy. The poem lightly satirizes domestic routines and the speaker’hoosing a plant over people, blending childlike lullaby language with adult comic asides to underscore loneliness and affectionate whimsy.
Read Complete AnalysesGoodnight little houseplant asleep on the sill I'll pull the shades so you don't catch a chill And tomorrow in the morning don't be breaskfast for two We'll have ham and eggs for me and nitrogen for you Goodnight little houseplant tucked in your clay pot Maske sure you don't catch Huntington's Rot Remember little houseplant stay away from them bees I've heard they may carry a social disease Goodnight little houseplant goodnight Here's your glass of water should I leave on the light Tomorrow we'll talk of the things that we did I love you little house plant who needs women and kids
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