Question

Summary of 'I Was Sitting by My Window'

Answer 1

Explanation:

I was sitting by my window

as I always do each morning

when a strange thing started happening

without the slightest warning.

It began by raining buckets,

several dustpans and a broom,

and a box of sponges landed

near the window with a boom.

Several mops appeared from nowhere

And with playfulness and skill

They paraded in formation

and they danced upon the sill.

Then a dozen cans of cleanser

and a hundred bars of soap,

spun in circles ’round my bedroom

like a spiral gyroscope.

They did pirouettes and pivots.

They performed a song-and-dance.

Then they finished with a combination

wiggle, waltz and prance.

Then they just as quickly vanished,

turning cartwheels ‘cross the floor,

they went bounding out the window

and they tumbled out the door.

I have no idea what happened,

so I guess I’ll just assume

this is someone’s way of telling me

that I should clean my room.

— Linda Knaus and Kenn Nesbitt

Answer 2

Answer:

The poem “I was Sitting by My Window” is written by Linda Knaus and Kenn Nesbitt where the poet

tells everyone to keep their room tidy and clean. The poet tells the reader that following his usual

morning routine he woke up and sat by his window looking out. He observed certain unusual things

happening that too without any warning. Cleaning items like buckets, dustpans, brooms, mops,

cleanser and bars of soap started raining. These items paraded and danced upon the sill as if

performing ballet, waltz etc. Thus, personifying the inanimate objects. They vanished as quickly as

they appeared, giving a hint to the poet that it was high time he cleaned his room. The poet did not

have any idea of what was happening but, he made a guess that it must be his inner conscious telling

him that it should be his moral duty to keep his room clean and tidy and to let go of the bad habit of

procrastinating things.