Dust if you must

Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it feel better
to paint a picture, write a letter,
bake a cake, or plant a seed,
ponder the difference between want and need?

Stop all the clocks

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.