the neighbors part two
what she needs is a spade
to rid herself of thistles
growing deep along the foundation
chopping them down with a sickle
certainly won’t do the trick
but I’m not gonna say a word
lest I be ridiculed
perhaps there’s nothing tragic
going on about the weeds
could it be that their flowers
are simply misunderstood
july two thousand seventeen
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fab!
Hey thanks Bonnie!
having wielded a corn knife, aka a machete, some 50 years ago when weeds were kids and dirt was dirt, i really like this!
yeah I know what you mean – I remember once as a kid a friend and I chopped a field of weeds into a baseball diamond
I do use a scythe sometimes… does that count?
oh yes, a wonderful tool to have in your arsenal