Lawn Mowing Diary 2004

too early
no growth, no mustache around the beds
no posies or posts fresh green treated markers
telling unwanted visitors we like lead/arsenic
concoctions of spite and sarcasm

new cat to beware of, pounces bats
before comprehension of bicycles
what constitutes a pretty leg
a marvelous gait, a pregnant starling and robin
queens and fish fresh from the manna store

should have been Ode To Styrofoam Scattered Proving Chaos,
no lost britches here found
no bras hanging in trees
only the ruddy burn marks left post glaring eyes
loves ago

soon the 30 weight
the luscious oily seduction of garage freshness
gravel floor and repetitious sweat-shirt don
un-don, don again in rain, in dusk alongside clapboard house hoping the lover
lovely lady looks out window and other fantasies.