“My sister cleans her bedroomIn twenty seconds flat.She sweeps the dirt into a pileThen underneath the mat.”A selection of comic verse on such subjects as fraught relationships, untrustworthy professionals, quirky pets and even quirkier family members.Nothing too dark or serious here, just a set of cleverly written, instantly quotable epigrams, along with a handful of longer poems that combine humour with insight. Truly, the perfect book to leave around for guests to pick up and flip through – on the coffee table, of course!