Shel Silverstein

My Sneaky Cousin

My Sneaky Cousin - meaning Summary

Playful Scene of Mischief

The speaker reports a small, comic incident: a cousin uses a laundromat washing machine as if it were a bath. The poem compresses action into a brisk, playful snapshot—she gets dressed, climbs into the machine, and is spun around until she emerges clean but displeased. The tone is light and mischievous, emphasizing physical comedy and a childlike misunderstanding of ordinary places and objects.

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She put in her clothes, Then thought she’d get A free bath here At the launderette. So round she goes now, Flippity-flappy, Lookin’ clean— But not too happy.

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