Douse

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Bill
Dec 11, 2024 7:51 am

DOUSE.

When we tend to douse something
it’s water that we ought to bring
to either throw over it,  or
plunge it in water galore.

Dousing is a great technique
for cleaning things that are unique
as it’s less likely to damage stuff
because the method is not rough.

I douse my stoma once a day
with a small cup, which has a way
of cleaning it and its surround,
which is quite handy, I have found.

A small amount of water will
without any great deal of skill
within the cup against the skin
will help the cleaning to begin.

It’s an effective piece of kit
that soaks the mucus and the shit
sufficiently to loosen it 
and, in this way, we benefit.

Gunge can then be wiped away
without a chance that we might pay
by damaging the stoma, or
making it seem red and raw.

I find adhesive residue
and any other sort of glue
will also be released by this, 
so I’m less likely to come amiss.

I like to douse my stoma, so
 I know that all the crap will go
and I’ll be ready to proceed
in ways, I’m likely to succeed.

                                                B. Withers 2024

 

HenryM
Dec 11, 2024 1:33 pm

There’s lots of things about the house

I find are better when I douse

Them, milk on a bowl of corn flakes, or

Syrup on pancakes, more & more.

To douse just means to drench

What ever needs it.  Be a mensch

And honor stuff that likes a whopping

Pour of, say, raspberry topping.  

All gourmands will keep around the house

Plentiful picks with which to douse.

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Queenie
Dec 11, 2024 4:42 pm

Spray cream? Gravy? Christmas is coming and my mind is on one track!!

HenryM
Dec 11, 2024 7:43 pm

LOL  Spray cream??  Is that what you call whipped cream in England??  Definitely a good topping, and gravy too, though on different things, of course.  

Queenie
Dec 14, 2024 10:59 pm

Our Deputy Prime Minister's mother was illiterate (I've done some work on educating health professionals about the incidence and management of low/no literacy), and she talked once about how her mother sprayed shaving cream on an apple pie! Whipping cream is when you have to do the hard yards to whip it to stiffness. Spray cream comes in tins and is considered to be a bit common here! I've been here 40 years and still haven't got a grip on class definers!! I know you go to the lavatory here if you're posh, the loo or toilet if you're working class. I was at an event once and one woman wouldn't tell me where the “bathroom” was until I called it the lavatory. I was very tempted to wee on her feet. I'm not great with snobbery! 😂😁

 

 

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